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The way you define bigot is up to you Narg Send a noteboard - 16/10/2012 11:19:18 PM
But the labeling problem has just as much to do with calling them all "hate filled". You can't see into everybody's heart to determine if they feel hatred for other people. If one opposes changing the definition of marriage because of deeply held religious beliefs, you can't say it is actually motivated by hatred. Well you can say that, you are just wrong to do it. And it is done all the time.

There are certainly haters out there. But not most of them in my experience. Most will tell you what why they oppose changing the definition of marriage. But after they tell you their motivation, you can then throw that out and assume that their real motivation is hatred.

It is just a trick to dehumanize your opponents. Yours opponents aren't just wrong/stupid/misinformed, they are actually filled with hate!
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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A Bible belt conservative spent a year pretending to be gay - 14/10/2012 12:25:34 PM 830 Views
Plenty of the comments are really disheartening - 14/10/2012 07:23:42 PM 411 Views
It's like what I heard on the radio. - 14/10/2012 10:42:43 PM 357 Views
Interesting article. *NM* - 15/10/2012 02:28:09 PM 160 Views
"The vast majority of conservative Christians are not hateful bigots at all." - 15/10/2012 10:55:34 PM 373 Views
He does say his mother came around in the end. - 15/10/2012 10:57:50 PM 316 Views
"All politics is local." - 15/10/2012 11:04:41 PM 446 Views
Maybe most conservative christians... - 15/10/2012 11:44:13 PM 360 Views
Sorry, that is just an attempted role-reversal; objecting to hatred is not the "real hatred." - 16/10/2012 01:26:39 AM 322 Views
In addition, the bible doesn't forbid it. The bible is not a monolithic work, but an anthology. - 16/10/2012 02:32:59 AM 445 Views
Go you. - 16/10/2012 03:59:48 AM 364 Views
What I said is correct. - 16/10/2012 05:49:13 PM 304 Views
Dude, the "You're intolerant of intolerance!" argument is so played out - 16/10/2012 08:34:35 PM 565 Views
Wrong. I am talking about labels and what they are used for. - 16/10/2012 10:42:11 PM 379 Views
And on the other hand, various "logical justifications" tend to boil down to one thing: - 16/10/2012 11:01:50 PM 311 Views
The way you define bigot is up to you - 16/10/2012 11:19:18 PM 316 Views
Hm. *NM* - 20/10/2012 01:58:35 PM 237 Views

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