Bigots in The Villages

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I truly wonder if the person with his bigoted views on the Political Forum is pullling our joint legs OR if he actally is such a throwback to Jim Crow days?

From what I have seen in the several years I have in The Villages, everyone gets along good in social or sport events. The clubs have different races attending, social groups are of different races, BUT there is ONE person who posts bigoted comments whenever possible.

What do the rest of you Political posters think of this? Do you feel there is the genuine hatred of this person as an underlying aspect of The Villages?

[Guest]

I truly wonder if the person with his bigoted views on the Political Forum is pullling our joint legs OR if he actally is such a throwback to Jim Crow days?

From what I have seen in the several years I have in The Villages, everyone gets along good in social or sport events. The clubs have different races attending, social groups are of different races, BUT there is ONE person who posts bigoted comments whenever possible.

What do the rest of you Political posters think of this? Do you feel there is the genuine hatred of this person as an underlying aspect of The Villages?

I don't think about it. I gave up long ago trying to get inside people's heads. My experience has been that when I do, I usually find them to be empty.

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I don't think about it. I gave up long ago trying to get inside people's heads. My experience has been that when I do, I usually find them to be empty.

What is funny, if this is the internet I grew up with. The poster is probably a nice guy...but, being as this OP has such a burr in his panties it is just fun to hope the OP has a stroke from his high blood pressure and letting a stranger on the internet make him look like an idiot.

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Probably just a troll having a lot of fun like Donald Trump himself.

[Guest]

I truly wonder if the person with his bigoted views on the Political Forum is pullling our joint legs OR if he actally is such a throwback to Jim Crow days?

From what I have seen in the several years I have in The Villages, everyone gets along good in social or sport events. The clubs have different races attending, social groups are of different races, BUT there is ONE person who posts bigoted comments whenever possible.

What do the rest of you Political posters think of this? Do you feel there is the genuine hatred of this person as an underlying aspect of The Villages?

I think that by talking about him, you are encouraging him. There is no law against being a bigot, so if he is ill mannered, that is his problem.

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Maybe this helps:

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big·ot
ˈbiɡət/
noun
noun: bigot; plural noun: bigots

a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.

As is typical, far too many discuss a subject without knowledge of meaning.

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Full Definition of bigot

: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance

The LBGT community is also a group.

To call bigotry bad manners is saying it's only a little hatred and a little intolerance.

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Full Definition of bigot

: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance

The LBGT community is also a group.

To call bigotry bad manners is saying it's only a little hatred and a little intolerance.

NOPE!!! That is the "Adjusted" definition made up just for modern cry babies. Much like the word "faggot" has a brand new (in the past decade) definition of more than what was in the slang verbiage. Entomology is a female dog is it not? Seems to me, the one we KNOW is a bigot is the Anti-Trump yahoo...the other guy is probably just blowing on the little spark of life that is the OP. :spoken:


Bigot

BIG'OT, noun

1. A person who is obstinately and unreasonably wedded to a particular religious creed, opinion, practice or ritual. The word is sometimes used in an enlarged sense, for a person who is illiberally attached to any opinion, or system of belief; as a bigot to the Mohammedan religion; a bigot to a form of government.

2. A venetian liquid measure containing the fourth part of the amphor, or half the boot.

BIG'OT

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And as in most "groups" there is a minority that feels obligated to magnify, call attention to and in everybody's face about their what ever and their need for the spotlight.

As a result the majority of members, let's refer to them as the silent majority in this case, suffer the tar brushing.

As in all silent majorities, they get what they deserve.

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NOPE!!! That is the "Adjusted" definition made up just for modern cry babies. Much like the word "faggot" has a brand new (in the past decade) definition of more than what was in the slang verbiage. Entomology is a female dog is it not? Seems to me, the one we KNOW is a bigot is the Anti-Trump yahoo...the other guy is probably just blowing on the little spark of life that is the OP. :spoken:


Bigot

BIG'OT, noun

1. A person who is obstinately and unreasonably wedded to a particular religious creed, opinion, practice or ritual. The word is sometimes used in an enlarged sense, for a person who is illiberally attached to any opinion, or system of belief; as a bigot to the Mohammedan religion; a bigot to a form of government.

2. A venetian liquid measure containing the fourth part of the amphor, or half the boot.

BIG'OTWebster's Dictionary 1828 - Online Edition
Websters Dictionary 1828 - Webster's Dictionary 1828 - bigot (http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/bigot)

Words evolve. This definition predates the civil war. Label someone a bigot and see how warmly they are treated by the group they hate. Try explaining to the hated group you are using the word as it was understood in 1828. That will work.

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Today's new and improved definitions:

Liberal: Libtard socialist

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Today's new and improved definitions:

Liberal: Libtard socialist

Exactly. The hard truth of the matter is gays in particular have no skin in the game. Blacks do.

I can tell from across the room if someone is black. BUT, if you do not TELL me you are gay (and are not more feminine than a school girl)...I CANT TELL.

Best way to not have your deviant sex used as a tool to judge you...DONT TELL ME ABOUT IT!!! I hold those who do to the same standard as adults who pick their nose and eat it. They are typically low self esteem attention whores.

[Guest]

I truly wonder if the person with his bigoted views on the Political Forum is pullling our joint legs OR if he actally is such a throwback to Jim Crow days?

From what I have seen in the several years I have in The Villages, everyone gets along good in social or sport events. The clubs have different races attending, social groups are of different races, BUT there is ONE person who posts bigoted comments whenever possible.

What do the rest of you Political posters think of this? Do you feel there is the genuine hatred of this person as an underlying aspect of The Villages?

What all 7 of them who live in the villages?

The demographics is what makes TV such a wonderful place. The day the minority population begins to rise is the day TV turns to crap like everywhere else they congregate.

A bigot has no "reason" for their views...there are PLENTY of reasons to be a bigot against minorities. They really do destroy an area when their numbers become too large. Show me ANYPLACE it doesn't happen...just one. No, I'm no bigot, I'm pragmatic trying to save my country from a literal minority invasion.

[Guest]

I truly wonder if the person with his bigoted views on the Political Forum is pullling our joint legs OR if he actally is such a throwback to Jim Crow days?

From what I have seen in the several years I have in The Villages, everyone gets along good in social or sport events. The clubs have different races attending, social groups are of different races, BUT there is ONE person who posts bigoted comments whenever possible.

What do the rest of you Political posters think of this? Do you feel there is the genuine hatred of this person as an underlying aspect of The Villages?

What you call a bigot...is just someone who doesn't agree with YOU. They think you're the "bigot" because you fail/refuse to see their view.

That's the problem when everyone in society is lied to by government, politicians, corporations, religions, education, and just about everyone you meet.

People get the strangest ideas about reality when they're constantly lied to. No wonder so many need psychotropic drugs.

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What you call a bigot...is just someone who doesn't agree with YOU. They think you're the "bigot" because you fail/refuse to see their view.

That's the problem when everyone in society is lied to by government, politicians, corporations, religions, education, and just about everyone you meet.

People get the strangest ideas about reality when they're constantly lied to. No wonder so many need psychotropic drugs.

:coolsmiley::bigbow::bigbow::bigbow::coolsmiley::a gree:

[Guest]

I truly wonder if the person with his bigoted views on the Political Forum is pullling our joint legs OR if he actally is such a throwback to Jim Crow days?

From what I have seen in the several years I have in The Villages, everyone gets along good in social or sport events. The clubs have different races attending, social groups are of different races, BUT there is ONE person who posts bigoted comments whenever possible.

What do the rest of you Political posters think of this? Do you feel there is the genuine hatred of this person as an underlying aspect of The Villages?

You know...every society throughout history has had the same opinion of them, has treated them the same as we did, up until mechanization made them obsolete in the 1800s.

They never did prosper, still don't, no matter where in the world.

It's them...not us.

Forced equality is a fools errand. It will lead to our downfall.

When there's good reason, it's not bigotry. You hate murderers, you're not a bigot. You hate pedophiles, you're not a bigot. You hate the way America is becoming 3rd world, you're not a bigot. You hate that the educational system is failing, we're #17 now, you're not a bigot. You hate that half the population is on welfare, you're not a bigot. You have reason to hate what the people who are destroying America are doing.

We hate what they do, not "who they are". If black people lived like us, spoke like us, acted like us, we'd accept them. We've accepted other races, Asians are accepted, Indians, even blacks and Hispanics who "fit in" are accepted. It's when EVERYTHING about you is different, that's when you're not accepted. Most blacks don't "fit in", they're "different", that's why they're not accepted. NO other reason.

You don't hang out with EVERYONE. You pick your friends through shared interests and ideologies. People who are too "different" aren't your friends. Same way with the races, if they're "too different" they don't get along. We're too different to get along. Lincoln said it too.

There are reasons a lot of us think what we do about the races. Stereotypes exist because they're generally true. How many "good" stereotypes are there about blacks? Good at athletics and music. Because that IS what they're good at. Like Asian kids ARE good a math.

The forced mixing isn't good for any of us.

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Best way to not have your deviant sex used as a tool to judge you...DONT TELL ME ABOUT IT!!! ....They are typically low self esteem attention whores.

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The 3.6% of the population that are "limp wrist pecker puffers" and "lesbo bull dikes" need to just SHUT UP! The 96.4% of normal people do not want to be bothered with the demands of these freaks of nature.

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:agree:

The 3.6% of the population that are "limp wrist pecker puffers" and "lesbo bull dikes" need to just SHUT UP! The 96.4% of normal people do not want to be bothered with the demands of these freaks of nature.
PRINCETON, N.J. -- The American public estimates on average that 23% of Americans are gay or lesbian, little changed from Americans' 25% estimate in 2011, and only slightly higher than separate 2002 estimates of the gay and lesbian population. These estimates are many times higher than the 3.8% of the adult population who identified themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in Gallup Daily tracking in the first four months of this year.

that's interesting
Americans Greatly Overestimate Percent Gay, Lesbian in U.S. (http://www.gallup.com/poll/183383/americans-greatly-overestimate-percent-gay-lesbian.aspx)

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:agree:

The 3.6% of the population that are "limp wrist pecker puffers" and "lesbo bull dikes" need to just SHUT UP! The 96.4% of normal people do not want to be bothered with the demands of these freaks of nature.

I know...what's up the the "look at me! I'm ODD!" bit?

Like being proud of being dyslexic, having a phobia, being bipolar...yes, you're unfortunate, we feel sorry for you, but we DON'T need to know all about your life and how GREAT it is to be afflicted.

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PRINCETON, N.J. -- The American public estimates on average that 23% of Americans are gay or lesbian, little changed from Americans' 25% estimate in 2011, and only slightly higher than separate 2002 estimates of the gay and lesbian population. These estimates are many times higher than the 3.8% of the adult population who identified themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in Gallup Daily tracking in the first four months of this year.

that's interesting
Americans Greatly Overestimate Percent Gay, Lesbian in U.S. (http://www.gallup.com/poll/183383/americans-greatly-overestimate-percent-gay-lesbian.aspx)

Because they make so much noise about it. People can't imagine that they're only 4%...if that.

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Take it easy Archie Bunker.

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Take it easy Archie Bunker.

Archie is/was right about a LOT of things...they used comedy to tell you the truth. George Carlin did it too. You should listen to them...both.

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Because they make so much noise about it. People can't imagine that they're only 4%...if that.It's the same with the NRA. Think about all the press it gets. What percentage of Americans are members of the NRA? I looked it up.

[Guest]

I truly wonder if the person with his bigoted views on the Political Forum is pullling our joint legs OR if he actally is such a throwback to Jim Crow days?

From what I have seen in the several years I have in The Villages, everyone gets along good in social or sport events. The clubs have different races attending, social groups are of different races, BUT there is ONE person who posts bigoted comments whenever possible.

What do the rest of you Political posters think of this? Do you feel there is the genuine hatred of this person as an underlying aspect of The Villages?

Probably a paid Hillary Clinton supporter trying to stir things up

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Archie is/was right about a LOT of things...they used comedy to tell you the truth. George Carlin did it too. You should listen to them...both.Norman Lear wrote the character to be a fearful fool.
click here for a link
Norman Lear on the Story Behind Archie Bunker – SuperSoul.tv (http://www.supersoul.tv/supersoul-sunday/norman-lear-on-the-story-behind-archie-bunker)

Q: You're known as a very liberal comic. Are you trying to change people's political views when you go out there? Do you have an underlying agenda?

A: No. First of all, I'm not liberal. I'm just about (being) anti-United States. I don't like the way this country operates. I think we've ruined this place. And I think it's largely because of businessmen. And businessmen are not liberals. So if that makes me a liberal, then that's just an association. It's not a choice. ...

I do not care about changing anybody. Nobody. I go out there to show the rest of the Americans how badly they're doing. This country has been, for about 180 years now, badly mishandled. And it's been in the wrong hands. It's been in the hands of the business interests.

And a lot of the beauty of this country has been shattered by them. The physical beauty and the kind of institutional beauty that was originally built into this place - this experiment, this magnificent experiment in democracy is just being shredded to pieces by these right-wing Christians, the Ashcroft branch of Republicanism. (They're) just shredding the rest of the Bill of Rights which hadn't been shredded already. (But) they'd been doing a pretty good job on it up until then, anyway.

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Norman Lear wrote the character to be a fearful fool.
click here for a link
Norman Lear on the Story Behind Archie Bunker – SuperSoul.tv (http://www.supersoul.tv/supersoul-sunday/norman-lear-on-the-story-behind-archie-bunker)

Q: You're known as a very liberal comic. Are you trying to change people's political views when you go out there? Do you have an underlying agenda?

A: No. First of all, I'm not liberal. I'm just about (being) anti-United States. I don't like the way this country operates. I think we've ruined this place. And I think it's largely because of businessmen. And businessmen are not liberals. So if that makes me a liberal, then that's just an association. It's not a choice. ...

I do not care about changing anybody. Nobody. I go out there to show the rest of the Americans how badly they're doing. This country has been, for about 180 years now, badly mishandled. And it's been in the wrong hands. It's been in the hands of the business interests.

And a lot of the beauty of this country has been shattered by them. The physical beauty and the kind of institutional beauty that was originally built into this place - this experiment, this magnificent experiment in democracy is just being shredded to pieces by these right-wing Christians, the Ashcroft branch of Republicanism. (They're) just shredding the rest of the Bill of Rights which hadn't been shredded already. (But) they'd been doing a pretty good job on it up until then, anyway.I pushed enter too soon. The Q & A's are with George Carlin.

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Norman Lear wrote the character to be a fearful fool.
click here for a link
Norman Lear on the Story Behind Archie Bunker – SuperSoul.tv (http://www.supersoul.tv/supersoul-sunday/norman-lear-on-the-story-behind-archie-bunker)


Supersoul TV? The BLACK web site owned by Oprah?

Talk about propaganda.

Archie was warning you that EVERYTHING was changing...and NOT for the better.

NOBODY thinks things are better today than they were 50-60 years ago. Well, maybe the 50% of minorities collecting welfare equal to $60,000 a year.

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Maybe this helps:

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big·ot
ˈbiɡət/
noun
noun: bigot; plural noun: bigots

a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.

As is typical, far too many discuss a subject without knowledge of meaning.

Typical bigot, you post that which is to your thinking, disregarding other.

From the Merriam-Webster dictionary

"Simple Definition of bigot

: a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc. : a bigoted person; especially : a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group (such as a racial or religious group)"

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Supersoul TV? The BLACK web site owned by Oprah?

Talk about propaganda.

Archie was warning you that EVERYTHING was changing...and NOT for the better.

NOBODY thinks things are better today than they were 50-60 years ago. Well, maybe the 50% of minorities collecting welfare equal to $60,000 a year.Archie is a tv character not a person.

Norman Lear originally intended that Bunker be strongly disliked by audiences. Lear was shocked when Bunker quietly became a beloved figure to much of middle America. Lear thought that Bunker's opinions on race, sex, marriage, and religion were so wrong as to represent a parody of right wing bigotry.
Archie Bunker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Bunker)

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Archer Bunker is running for President. At least, a very stupid version of him in Donald Trump.

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Take it easy Archie Bunker.

Archie Bunker ? Archie Bunker !

WOW ! What an original and insightful response !

So original ! Just amazing !

No one ever has come up with that one before !

Way to tell`em !!

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Archie is a tv character not a person.

Norman Lear originally intended that Bunker be strongly disliked by audiences. Lear was shocked when Bunker quietly became a beloved figure to much of middle America. Lear thought that Bunker's opinions on race, sex, marriage, and religion were so wrong as to represent a parody of right wing bigotry.
Archie Bunker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Bunker)

He's written to be a person.

Norman Lear can think what he wants, he can tell a reporter...anything, true or not. Norman Lear obviously didn't know the average American. He was wrong.

There is a REASON why most Americans are "bigots". They drive down the street, they see what "diversity" has wrought upon neighborhoods. They see what "diversity" has done to schools. They see what "diversity" has done to their workplace. They see what diversity had done to our culture, society, welfare roles.

Tell me why we're wrong to not want this to happen to us? Our neighborhood turned from wonderful to woeful? Our school turned from #1 to #17? Our workload increases because of the dead wood EEO laws create with affirmative action and quotas? Why we're wrong to be against the "ethnicization" of our culture, society? Against the number on the roles ever going up? Against the nonconformity?

You ask a lot from us.

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He's written to be a person.

Norman Lear can think what he wants, he can tell a reporter...anything, true or not. Norman Lear obviously didn't know the average American. He was wrong.

There is a REASON why most Americans are "bigots". They drive down the street, they see what "diversity" has wrought upon neighborhoods. They see what "diversity" has done to schools. They see what "diversity" has done to their workplace. They see what diversity had done to our culture, society, welfare roles.

Tell me why we're wrong to not want this to happen to us? Our neighborhood turned from wonderful to woeful? Our school turned from #1 to #17? Our workload increases because of the dead wood EEO laws create with affirmative action and quotas? Why we're wrong to be against the "ethnicization" of our culture, society? Against the number on the roles ever going up? Against the nonconformity?

You ask a lot from us.

Norman Lear and his Actor friends NEVER drove down the streets that you did day after day .

The internal " rot " of our society , culture and living conditions NEVER appeared in their little corner of " Ls La Land " .

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What you call a bigot...is just someone who doesn't agree with YOU. They think you're the "bigot" because you fail/refuse to see their view.

That's the problem when everyone in society is lied to by government, politicians, corporations, religions, education, and just about everyone you meet.

People get the strangest ideas about reality when they're constantly lied to. No wonder so many need psychotropic drugs.

Northern Idaho is waiting for you, if whiteville gets to diverse for you.

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It's the same with the NRA. Think about all the press it gets. What percentage of Americans are members of the NRA? I looked it up.

Being gay (and representing 3.8 percent of the population) is not the same as being in a gun club...

I believe the NRA membership is around 4.3 million, that is roughly 2% of the population?

But, the NRA represents or helps all gun owners and 33% of Americans own a gun.

Only 3.8% of Americans are gay...certainly they do not have a gay club that is larger than the NRA, or do you?

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Being gay (and representing 3.8 percent of the population) is not the same as being in a gun club...

I believe the NRA membership is around 4.3 million, that is roughly 2% of the population?

But, the NRA represents or helps all gun owners and 33% of Americans own a gun.

Only 3.8% of Americans are gay...certainly they do not have a gay club that is larger than the NRA, or do you?
Oh no. You called me gay. That's funny.
Did you see my post on how many people believe that 23% of the population is gay?

Why do you think that's so?

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Being gay (and representing 3.8 percent of the population) is not the same as being in a gun club...

I believe the NRA membership is around 4.3 million, that is roughly 2% of the population?

But, the NRA represents or helps all gun owners and 33% of Americans own a gun.

Only 3.8% of Americans are gay...certainly they do not have a gay club that is larger than the NRA, or do you?

"Whereas 38% of Americans said gay and lesbian relations were morally acceptable in 2002, that number has risen to 63% today. And while 35% of Americans favored legalized same-sex marriage in 1999, 60% favor it today." I guess you are in the minority in your thinking according to this Gallop pole.

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"Whereas 38% of Americans said gay and lesbian relations were morally acceptable in 2002, that number has risen to 63% today. And while 35% of Americans favored legalized same-sex marriage in 1999, 60% favor it today." I guess you are in the minority in your thinking according to this Gallop pole.

Anybody can find a poll that supports their position on ANYTHING.

Why waste the keystrokes on a group that is by the numbers insignificant and by the morals of most .....just not right no matter how it is presented!!

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Anybody can find a poll that supports their position on ANYTHING.

Why waste the keystrokes on a group that is by the numbers insignificant and by the morals of most .....just not right no matter how it is presented!!I stick with the Pew Research Center. I didn't know you could get polls to support anything.

I enjoy hearing from the kinder posters. If my dad said so and so had a big heart, all other faults were forgiven, money or education never mattered. My kids picked up on that too.

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"Whereas 38% of Americans said gay and lesbian relations were morally acceptable in 2002, that number has risen to 63% today. And while 35% of Americans favored legalized same-sex marriage in 1999, 60% favor it today." I guess you are in the minority in your thinking according to this Gallop pole.

" Gallop Pole " What kind of a pole is that --- for climbing or fishing ?

I think you meant " Gallup Poll " .

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Maybe this helps:

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big·ot
ˈbiɡət/
noun
noun: bigot; plural noun: bigots

a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.

As is typical, far too many discuss a subject without knowledge of meaning.

Seems by the above definition there are a whole lot of bigots!
And they abound both on the left and right of the political spectrum!

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Typical bigot, you post that which is to your thinking, disregarding other.

From the Merriam-Webster dictionary

"Simple Definition of bigot

: a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc. : a bigoted person; especially : a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group (such as a racial or religious group)"

Aren!'t you a bigot because of your intolerance towards Villagers?
You have prejudged so many people that you don't even know!

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Bigotry is a Belief System without a specific hierarchy as is the case with many of the World`s major Belief Systems especially those Belief Systems prevalent in Asian Countries .

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Archer Bunker is running for President. At least, a very stupid version of him in Donald Trump.

It is a waste of time to get involved with a bigoted poster like this!

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Bigotry is a Belief System without a specific hierarchy as is the case with many of the World`s major Belief Systems especially those Belief Systems prevalent in Asian Countries .

Good Point ! :agree:

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"There is a principle that will banish a man to eternal ignorance, and that is contempt prior to investigation"

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"There is a principle that will banish a man to eternal ignorance, and that is contempt prior to investigation"

Good Grief Charlie Brown .

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Bigotry is a Belief System without a specific hierarchy as is the case with many of the World`s major Belief Systems especially those Belief Systems prevalent in Asian Countries .
The racial hierarchy, with White groups of European origin at the top and people of color at the bottom, serves important functions for society and for certain categories of people. It ensures, for example, that some people are available to do society's dirty work at low wages. The racial hierarchy has positive consequences for the status quo: It enables the powerful to retain their control and their advantages. Racial stratification also offers better occupational opportunities, income, and education to White people. These advantages constitute racial privilege (Eitzen et al., 2011:209).Chapter 8: Racial & Ethnic Inequality (http://dmc122011.delmar.edu/socsci/rlong/problems/chap-08.htm)

Don't bigots believe in racial hierarchy with them at the top?

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Oh no. You called me gay. That's funny.
Did you see my post on how many people believe that 23% of the population is gay?

Why do you think that's so?

I honestly cant tell one poster from the other, they all say "Guest". Possibly you can share your wisdom, so I can judge a person by more than one post.

I have no idea why anyone would compare a gun club membership to the gay population %, unless they were gay and just wanted to whine about it more...

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I honestly cant tell one poster from the other, they all say "Guest". Possibly you can share your wisdom, so I can judge a person by more than one post.

I have no idea why anyone would compare a gun club membership to the gay population %, unless they were gay and just wanted to whine about it more...I'll rephrase the question. Why would people polled by Pew believe that 23% of the population are gay when it's less then 4%?

Less than 2% of the population are in the NRA. But I would have guessed it was more like 15% considering how powerful they are.

I think it's perception. Neither one is a very large group but both groups get a good deal of the media's attention.

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"Whereas 38% of Americans said gay and lesbian relations were morally acceptable in 2002, that number has risen to 63% today. And while 35% of Americans favored legalized same-sex marriage in 1999, 60% favor it today." I guess you are in the minority in your thinking according to this Gallop pole.

I am happy to be in the minority on that stuff! Maybe they just favored it so they would stop whining on TV every night (kind of like "whatever go FU(K yourself", but more like "whatever go SU(K your partner till you choke". Surely they don't hope their children grow up to be gays.

If 3.8% of the population can whine that much to sway public opinion in that short of time. Just think what 40% of Americans (that do not "favor it") can accomplish!

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I'll rephrase the question. Why would people polled by Pew believe that 23% of the population are gay when it's less then 4%?

Less than 2% of the population are in the NRA. But I would have guessed it was more like 15% considering how powerful they are.

I think it's perception. Neither one is a very large group but both groups get a good deal of the media's attention.

Ok got your point. Yes, I suppose perception has a lot to do with many things. As someone on here always complains "the media tells us what they want us to hear".

You going to share how to keep straight who the posts are by?

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Just think what 40% of Americans (that do not "favor it") can accomplish!

Or Radical Islamic groups...

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Bigotry is a Belief System without a specific hierarchy as is the case with many of the World`s major Belief Systems especially those Belief Systems prevalent in Asian Countries .

This statement means in simple terms that Bigotry as a Belief System has no infrastructural hierarchy such as a Pope , Cardinals or Bishops .

This is similar to most of the Eastern Belief Systems / Religions which have no hierarchy such as " Hinduism ", Shintoism , Confucianism, and Buddhism .

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Ok got your point. Yes, I suppose perception has a lot to do with many things. As someone on here always complains "the media tells us what they want us to hear".

You going to share how to keep straight who the posts are by?No I don't that's it, mostly. The agenda of the LBGT is completely different from the NRA. The media can't be mostly from the left if they spend so much time on the NRA and visa versa.

I don't know what to think. My hunch is that they are sideshows, a cover story meant to keep your mind off what's going on in the center ring, something that really matters.

I haven't figured it out yet.

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This statement means in simple terms that Bigotry as a Belief System has no infrastructural hierarchy such as a Pope , Cardinals or Bishops .

This is similar to most of the Eastern Belief Systems / Religions which have no hierarchy such as " Hinduism ", Shintoism , Confucianism, and Buddhism .Bigotry certainly places someone who looks like you at the top. And someone who looks like all the racist photographs you see on TOTV at the bottom. You don't need to be called the Pope of the Villages to be superior. Do you?

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Good Grief Charlie Brown .

Too hard for you to understand?

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Bigotry certainly places someone who looks like you at the top. And someone who looks like all the racist photographs you see on TOTV at the bottom. You don't need to be called the Pope of the Villages to be superior. Do you?

Bigotry does not have any structured or consistent rules . It is an individual belief system .

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Some people like to hear themselves talk, and it spills over to their written comments on forums!

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Bigotry does not have any structured or consistent rules . It is an individual belief system .Is someone at the top? Is someone at the bottom? Is it consistent what the person at the top looks like or can it sometimes by a black person or a muslim or someone who is gay?

They have a caste system in India. In descending order, the classes are as follows:

Brahmana (now more commonly spelled Brahmin): Consist of those engaged in scriptural education and teaching, essential for the continuation of knowledge.
Kshatriya: Take on all forms of public service, including administration, maintenance of law and order, and defense.
Vaishya: Engage in commercial activity as businessmen.
Shudra: Work as semi-skilled and unskilled laborers.

Why do Americans have the phrase "at the bottom of the barrel"?

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This is a conversation. It is interesting.

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Some people like to hear themselves talk, and it spills over to their written comments on forums!The people that always insult and never provide a link or back what they say expect the reader to believe them. Because they said so. They like to hear themselves talk and hopefully a couple of like minded friends will listen and add emoticons or come to their defense.

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Some people like to hear themselves talk, and it spills over to their written comments on forums!

Sorry but not an original or relevant comment .

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Some religions are based upon the worship and veneration of departed ancestors .
My daughter was a competitive figure skater . Many of the other young girls were of Asian heritage . There Mothers were highly educated either MDs or PHDs . They would scold their 10 year old daughters for not working hard enough telling them in anger " you insult your ancestors by not working " . " Get back out there or no food for you " !
My favorite was " you hurt ancestor -- you sleep on floor ! " .
So Bigotry is an individual belief system . It works for many people and gets them through life day to day .

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Sorry but not an original or relevant comment .It might be relevant.

When someone calls another a petulant child they see themselves as an authority figure. But where are they an authority figure? In their own home? When they were boss and others had to suck it up and laugh at their jokes? With their children?

Certainly not in the villages, we have all survived and know what they know, maybe even more.

They lack respect for their peers. They think they are better then the rest. Opposing honest opinions are very uncomfortable.

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I get your point .

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Some religions are based upon the worship and veneration of departed ancestors .
My daughter was a competitive figure skater . Many of the other young girls were of Asian heritage . There Mothers were highly educated either MDs or PHDs . They would scold their 10 year old daughters for not working hard enough telling them in anger " you insult your ancestors by not working " . " Get back out there or no food for you " !
My favorite was " you hurt ancestor -- you sleep on floor ! " .
So Bigotry is an individual belief system . It works for many people and gets them through life day to day . I have a similar story about a Korean family I knew. Where is the bigotry? Who hates who?

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Sorry, but there isn't a law against being a bigot, YET. I realize that Obie's AG is attempting to convince him to write an E.O. that stipulates a law against "hate speech." But, that will be shot down by the Supreme Court, if it happens, even a liberal Supreme Court.

Being a bigot is legal as long as it does not interfere on how someone is treated in the work place.

Is being a bigot an evil thing? The Pope and other religious leaders are bigots because they HATE sin. Muslims are bigots because they hate gays and infidels. Obama is a bigot because he hates Republicans and white folks. But, are they really bigots? To be a bigot, one must be INTOLERANT. Putting Muslims aside, many folks are tolerant but do not condone. I love my gay relatives and friends but do NOT condone their gay practice. I tolerate them because of that brotherly love. But, for a libtard to insist that you either welcome and embrace their sin or you are a bigot, makes them WHAT? Gays want the church to endorse their behavior when it is against almost EVERY religion in the world. If you suggest that homosexuality is not normal, then you are immediately considered a bigot. That is the only defense of the gay community. They wish to be take seriously and then they make themselves appear ridiculous with their gay pride parades. What is the logic in that? If the left wishes to redefine the term "bigot" then that is their weak position and prerogative.

Bigots in The Villages? Sooo??? Still no law banning it. If you consider me a bigot, then don't associate with me, don't play golf with me, or pickleball with me, or bocciball with me. But, it is still a free country. And, accuse me of wearing a white sheet and hood to my face, be prepared to defend your position on the subject.....from the ground. Because I am not part of a radical group, such as the KKK, or the Wall St cretins, or Black lives matter, or even the Tea Party (which I agree with).

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Sorry, but there isn't a law against being a bigot, YET. I realize that Obie's AG is attempting to convince him to write an E.O. that stipulates a law against "hate speech." But, that will be shot down by the Supreme Court, if it happens, even a liberal Supreme Court.

Being a bigot is legal as long as it does not interfere on how someone is treated in the work place.

Is being a bigot an evil thing? The Pope and other religious leaders are bigots because they HATE sin. Muslims are bigots because they hate gays and infidels. Obama is a bigot because he hates Republicans and white folks. But, are they really bigots? To be a bigot, one must be INTOLERANT. Putting Muslims aside, many folks are tolerant but do not condone. I love my gay relatives and friends but do NOT condone their gay practice. I tolerate them because of that brotherly love. But, for a libtard to insist that you either welcome and embrace their sin or you are a bigot, makes them WHAT? Gays want the church to endorse their behavior when it is against almost EVERY religion in the world. If you suggest that homosexuality is not normal, then you are immediately considered a bigot. That is the only defense of the gay community. They wish to be take seriously and then they make themselves appear ridiculous with their gay pride parades. What is the logic in that? If the left wishes to redefine the term "bigot" then that is their weak position and prerogative.

Bigots in The Villages? Sooo??? Still no law banning it. If you consider me a bigot, then don't associate with me, don't play golf with me, or pickleball with me, or bocciball with me. But, it is still a free country. And, accuse me of wearing a white sheet and hood to my face, be prepared to defend your position on the subject.....from the ground. Because I am not part of a radical group, such as the KKK, or the Wall St cretins, or Black lives matter, or even the Tea Party (which I agree with).

President Obama is not a bigot - by your definition, he is not intolerant of Republicans and white people. Get a grip.

Back to the original post, the bigot everyone is referring to is clearly looking for attention, so probably the best way to discourage him/her is to ignore and not engage with the drivel he/she spouts. As far as meeting people like that in The Villages, they are everywhere in our society. I have personally met at least 2 people like that in TV. They're nice enough when you start talking with them, but involve alcohol or some other trigger, they go off on the racist/bigot rants and you see what you're dealing with.

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"Whereas 38% of Americans said gay and lesbian relations were morally acceptable in 2002, that number has risen to 63% today. And while 35% of Americans favored legalized same-sex marriage in 1999, 60% favor it today." I guess you are in the minority in your thinking according to this Gallop pole.

This is from the media BOMBARDING us with gay couples, mixed couples, and all kinds of nasties.

" Gallop Pole " What kind of a pole is that --- for climbing or fishing ?

I think you meant " Gallup Poll " .

No, it's the pole he likes to suck. Freudian slip.

The racial hierarchy, with White groups of European origin at the top and people of color at the bottom, serves important functions for society and for certain categories of people. It ensures, for example, that some people are available to do society's dirty work at low wages. The racial hierarchy has positive consequences for the status quo: It enables the powerful to retain their control and their advantages. Racial stratification also offers better occupational opportunities, income, and education to White people. These advantages constitute racial privilege (Eitzen et al., 2011:209).Chapter 8:* Racial & Ethnic Inequality (http://dmc122011.delmar.edu/socsci/rlong/problems/chap-08.htm)

Don't bigots believe in racial hierarchy with them at the top?

Hierarchies form naturally due to ability. White europeans created a modern civilization...blacks are STILL living in mud and grass huts digging for roots and grubs.

Bigotry does not have any structured or consistent rules . It is an individual belief system .

It's a BS word twisted by minority groups to make US seem like the weird ones...when it's THEM who are strange. Just because you refuse to tolerate mental sickness, it doesn't make you wrong or a "bigot".

President Obama is not a bigot - by your definition, he is not intolerant of Republicans and white people. Get a grip.

Back to the original post, the bigot everyone is referring to is clearly looking for attention, so probably the best way to discourage him/her is to ignore and not engage with the drivel he/she spouts. As far as meeting people like that in The Villages, they are everywhere in our society. I have personally met at least 2 people like that in TV. They're nice enough when you start talking with them, but involve alcohol or some other trigger, they go off on the racist/bigot rants and you see what you're dealing with.

They're just being honest and have lost the political correctness. What about what they say is incorrect? Liberals always complain about what "we" say...but they can NEVER come back with a reasonable explanation of how we're wrong...we just ARE.

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President Obama is not a bigot - by your definition, he is not intolerant of Republicans and white people. Get a grip.

Back to the original post, the bigot everyone is referring to is clearly looking for attention, so probably the best way to discourage him/her is to ignore and not engage with the drivel he/she spouts. As far as meeting people like that in The Villages, they are everywhere in our society. I have personally met at least 2 people like that in TV. They're nice enough when you start talking with them, but involve alcohol or some other trigger, they go off on the racist/bigot rants and you see what you're dealing with.

That's what I said, if you read it all. I am sorry if my means of communicating my thoughts are not quite so intelligible or coherent. My suggestion was that anyone that does not like, condone or appreciates a group, is considered a bigot by the left. But, I also said that in order to be a bigot, there is a requirement of being intolerant. I'm sorry if I did not make my thought on the matter clear enough for some to make sense of it.

And I believe that I DO have a "grip" on it.

I guarantee that if I was to disparage Trump or berate the Republicans, there would be no one on here calling me a bigot. If I was to demean the church or Christianity, there would be no protest from the left, but there would be if I was to suggest a negative thought regarding the Muslim/Islamic faith.

A "bigot" is all in the eyes of the beholder and most of the beholders are on the left, in this case. I have never ever heard a conservative call anyone a "bigot." I have heard them call Obama a racist, and I have also. And I still believe it.