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Originally Posted by Ghostwriter
Don't believe so.
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You don't believe that bigoted feelings make a person a bigot? Or that Williams is a bigot? It seems insanely difficult for you to argue against the first (which was my point).
As for the second, you can at least make a sound argument. Let's try just the first definition, purely for academic purposes:
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Definitions of bigot on the Web and in my dictionary: - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
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Prejudice is plain - he has a preconception of what a "self-identifying" Muslim person would wear, and what that would mean. The only argument is over the term "intolerant" but you can clear that barrier easily if you use only denotation (which you're attempting to do to jigger the conversation in your favor). Here's how:
It is also clear that Williams believes his prejudgment is the correct one to make, as he clearly states over and over that he agrees with O'Reilly and implies (if he doesn't directly state) that this is a natural and normal consequence of past terror acts. That view will clearly not tolerate other, dissenting views - if one is correct, opposition views are incorrect.
You can continue to miss the forest for the trees, but "feelings" can be bigoted. You don't get a free pass for "feelings" just like you don't for opinions, thoughts, or random exhortations. None of this was under duress, none of this is taken out of context - bigoted feelings make you bigoted. It's nearly tautological, it's so plain.
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