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Originally Posted by joerocker
Red, do you see the irony?
You do yourself what you hate others for doing. Judging. Unfairly.
People have a right to their own opinion just as you do. Respect that and accept it. Not everyone will share your views.
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No, I really don't see any irony. I am NOT judging unfairly. I've seen what bigotry can do to others. It is as ugly as rape. It is as cruel and heartless as a serial killer. I will always respect a bigot's right to feel as they do but that doesn't mean I have to like it nor do I have to tolerate hearing it. A bigot will never be welcome in my home nor at any table at which I sit.
I don't look at someone and automatically assume that s/he is a bigot (unless they happen to be wearing a KKK sheet with insignia or the dressed like a Brown Shirt or in full SS uniform) any more than I would assume the woman wearing the Democrat t-shirt is a good person. That would be judging unfairly. I judge each person on their merits -- their words, their deeds -- not their appearance, their status, their wealth.
If you use racially bigoted words, it is reasonable to assume you are a bigot. If you say stereotypical things about another because of the way they dress, the color of their skin, their choice of a god, then I'm going to assume that at the very least you are prejudiced. If you physically try to act on your words, I'm going to do everything in my power to stop you from doing so.
So, where am I judging unfairly? Where am I denying a bigot the right to think and feel whatever it feels? I'll just be damned if they'll use those kind of words around me and I certainly don't have to associate with them.