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Thread #25398   Message #297539
Posted By: Jeri
14-Sep-00 - 07:28 PM
Thread Name: Cont'd THOUGHTS, terms such as 'nazi'
Subject: RE: Cont'd THOUGHTS, terms such as 'nazi'
Alex, that explains why his website looks like "Rush Lite."

Doug, actually yes - anybody can be a bigot, and some folks can be bigoted sometimes, and not bigoted at others. Some take it to an extreme, and those are the ones who get labeled. It's an awfully vile word to call people who exibit traits we've probably all been guilty of at some point. Just another label. It seems to me the difference between a bigot and someone who just has an opinion they're sure of is that a bigot won't listen to anyone else, and doesn't even consider another point of view. They have a sort of armored door that slams down whenever a different opinion/idea/viewpoint threatens. It's a result of personality, not politics, although I wonder why many of them are Republicans...;-)