(April 23, 2016 at 6:40 am)abaris Wrote:(April 23, 2016 at 2:15 am)robvalue Wrote: Good point. I should further clarify that the group they are a part of is not directly relevant to the point you are making.
No, it's not. It's the usual semantic escape route of people wanting to feel comfortable in their own prejudices. Not even an original one but an often heard one.
There's quite a difference between judging a criminal and judging someone simply for being born.
You mean I took the very specific definition you gave for what a bigot means too literally?
When you say simply for being born are you trying to say judging someone for inherent characteristics they're born with?
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
Impersonation is treason.