my lib friend condemns existing socialist states because of their state repression of counter-revolutionaries:
he complains about the lack of civil liberties. when I pressed him on whether the emancipation of the poor is more important, he said that he refuses to compromise on giving everyone full civil liberties and due process.
I personally think civil liberties are good, but are a secondary concern to emancipating the poor. and due process can be implemented in time, I'm not against it. Finally, fascists do not deserve civil liberties and I fully condone repression against them.
paradox of tolerance /thread
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
Also a good way of looking at this:
"Tolerance" has always been shorthand that means specifically tolerating people for who they essentially are - not just tolerating anything and everything in the entire universe that ever happens, carte blanche
"I am tolerant and that includes the sawdust I just inhaled. I must not cough because I am tolerant. That's what people meant when they were ending slavery"