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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Thank goodness Kevin isn't a politician. He'd be expressing his bigotry and stupidity and you'd be waiting patiently for the Golden Compass.  Meanwhile, the uneducated bigotry has been inserted in the policies and laws.
Kevin isn't the first person to express these bigoted viewpoints. Everything he types has been said by plenty of people over the generations. I talk to people everyday who hold these viewpoints and I read about these viewpoints everyday. To hell with all of them. People don't get props for expressing uninformed and uneducated opinions. No thanks and no props. |
Hey now. I'm trying to put an optimistic spin on it. I remember saying to one of my LGBTQI friends, "I'd rather know who is bigoted towards me than to wonder." I am not LGBTQI. I was using the example that if someone discriminated against me, I'd rather know their feelings so that I don't patronize their establishment than to give money to people who hate me simply for being me. While his statements are uneducated in nature, there are many people who actually feel like him (as you noted).
I wish there was an easier way to rid the world of poverty and unfair conditions. I don't know how we can do that. Let's talk about some suggestions how we can make things better and advocate for marginalized populations.