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The layers of irony (infosec.pub)
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Lesser known context: this quote is not actually by Voltaire; it is by the Neo-Nazi Kevin Alfred Strom.

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[โ€“] Squorlple@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The quote has erroneous logic by implying that not being allowed (by society) to criticize a marginalized community or individual because the criticizer is a bigot or an asshole is equivalent to not being allowed (by authoritarians) to criticize unjust people with power.

[โ€“] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

It may lead some people to confuse social pressure with let's say institutional violence.