Jack:
Here's a little help, but it is obvious to me, that you are no bigot,
but here's the definition, anyway. See, it's easier to hurl an
offense, before you can do the obvious, so here goes:
A bigot is a person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or
identities differing from his or her own, and bigotry is the
corresponding state of mind.
The origin of the word bigot and bigoterie in English dates back to at
least 1598, via Middle French, and started with the sense of
"religious hypocrite", especially a woman. Bigot is often used as a
pejorative term against a person who is obstinately devoted to
prejudices even when these views are challenged or proven to be false
or not universally applicable or acceptable.
Forms of bigotry may have a related ideology or world views.
You are neither of the above. Intolerant only to the stupidity of
some! God Bless You! Mario and Frank, you really have me using the
English language much better than before. Bless you both!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Oh really?
> So yesterday, when I had a debate with a women who's so republican
that she refuses to
> listen to NPR radio, and went off for half an hour with anti-Obama
stuff in which she
> ranted that if he becomes president the US will become both
communist and socialist, and
> that the world won't take the US serious with a black president is
in no way racist?
> While I don't think that any one party breeds racism, it's naive to
think that repubs and
> conservatives can't be racist.. Your bigotry comment is offensive.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Vail" <vailpj@> wrote:
> >
> > You are letting your own bigotry come to light here. Republicans and
> > conservatives are in no way racist. In fact, if any political
> > philosophy believes in human equality and equality of opportunity it
> > is the conservative movement.
> >
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