(April 22, 2016 at 4:13 pm)abaris Wrote:(April 22, 2016 at 4:09 pm)robvalue Wrote: I wouldn't count just disliking a certain group as being bigoted. I'm not one for thought crime.
So let's rephrase that. Disliking and being vocal about it. Actually advocating to exclude them, based on belonging to a certain group.
I'd advocate to exclude pedophiles from jobs involving children just on the basis of them belonging to that group. I mean just on that basis with no prior convictions or incidents.
I think this is the problem with the definition is if that is the definition it makes most people bigots. It's not even clear what you're excluding the group from, from being in the country, from getting a certain job, having sex with you, coming into your home, riding certain riders in a theme park? these are all forms of exclusions.
And does the group have to be based on inherent racial or gender characteristics or fluid characteristics like being loud or drunk?
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Impersonation is treason.
