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To: zeebee

bigoted

adjective
obstinately convinced of the superiority or correctness of one's own opinions and prejudiced against those who hold different opinion.


That definition has two clauses. In the absence of the second clause, it would apply to virtually everyone, including -- let's pick a random example -- conservatives.

The second clause is NOT implicit in the first.

Therefore, if one believes he is right, he is NOT therefore a bigot.

784 posted on 10/12/2007 9:49:53 PM PDT by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
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To: Don Joe
The worst thing we can do is fall into the liberal trap. Liberals are happy as long as there is a division between race, religion, gender and economic class.

As much as Howard Stern used to be offensive I respect something he said on his show once.

His words were similar to this but maybe not exact “If we cant learn from each other and understand that we are different then were not going to learn anything at all. We can poke fun at stereotypes because sometimes that is what brings people together. What people don't know is what keeps people apart.”

Prejudices remain prejudices through ignorance. If we cant have a dialog on certain topics because it isn't politically correct then liberals remain happy as pigs in shit. The more dysfunctional and fearful society is the more liberals can grow big government to police our every move. Next thing ya know we will have excessive Socialism on our hands.

Either we work it out or the liberals will do it for us.

785 posted on 10/12/2007 10:29:42 PM PDT by april15Bendovr
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To: Don Joe
if one believes he is right, he is NOT therefore a bigot

True, but if one also believes that everyone else who does not hold your beliefs is wrong, then he is.

For some reason though politics and religion are different. It is ok to feel that way about liberals, but not Jews.

786 posted on 10/13/2007 3:48:40 AM PDT by zeebee
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