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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 1114 Views
Plenty of the comments are really disheartening - 14/10/2012 07:23:42 PM 631 Views
It's like what I heard on the radio. - 14/10/2012 10:42:43 PM 575 Views
Interesting article. *NM* - 15/10/2012 02:28:09 PM 254 Views
"The vast majority of conservative Christians are not hateful bigots at all." - 15/10/2012 10:55:34 PM 579 Views
He does say his mother came around in the end. - 15/10/2012 10:57:50 PM 546 Views
"All politics is local." - 15/10/2012 11:04:41 PM 687 Views
Maybe most conservative christians... - 15/10/2012 11:44:13 PM 574 Views
Sorry, that is just an attempted role-reversal; objecting to hatred is not the "real hatred." - 16/10/2012 01:26:39 AM 555 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 654 Views
Go you. - 16/10/2012 03:59:48 AM 602 Views
What I said is correct. - 16/10/2012 05:49:13 PM 523 Views
Dude, the "You're intolerant of intolerance!" argument is so played out - 16/10/2012 08:34:35 PM 779 Views
Wrong. I am talking about labels and what they are used for. - 16/10/2012 10:42:11 PM 594 Views
And on the other hand, various "logical justifications" tend to boil down to one thing: - 16/10/2012 11:01:50 PM 534 Views
The way you define bigot is up to you - 16/10/2012 11:19:18 PM 546 Views
Hm. *NM* - 20/10/2012 01:58:35 PM 400 Views

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