(April 5, 2013 at 2:52 pm)Darwinian Wrote: Don't you have anti-discrimination laws in America?

Apparently they're no longer needed now that we're so through with racism.

Actually, I can and do generalize. And yes, there are bigots everywhere you go, but it is down right pervasive in some areas.

I will judge a person based on their own merits, I will judge a people by the laws they pass and the way they treat those who are different from them.
So yes, I do consider myself better than some people, and by better I mean enlightened. (You sit in front of the greatest tool ever invented for enlightening yourself, if you choose not to use it for that purpose, your gonna have a bad time)

Of course I answer to Condescending Prick, Bore, and Self Righteous Asshole. At least that's what my friends call me.

If I learned anything from reading Hitchens and Jacoby, I have learned that regardless of how you were raised, or the environment in which you come from, you are responsible for your own views. No excuse for bigotry in the 21st century.

(April 7, 2013 at 2:12 pm)Brayton.l Wrote: I will judge a person based on their own merits, I will judge a people by the laws they pass and the way they treat those who are different from them.

This.

(April 7, 2013 at 2:33 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote:

(April 7, 2013 at 2:12 pm)Brayton.l Wrote: I will judge a person based on their own merits, I will judge a people by the laws they pass and the way they treat those who are different from them.

This.

Seems like common sense to me. Yes?

(April 7, 2013 at 3:03 pm)Brayton.l Wrote:

(April 7, 2013 at 2:33 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: This.

Seems like common sense to me. Yes?

And if those people do not have a consensus on being bigots?

(April 7, 2013 at 3:10 pm)Darkstar Wrote:

(April 7, 2013 at 3:03 pm)Brayton.l Wrote: Seems like common sense to me. Yes?

And if those people do not have a consensus on being bigots?

Are you asking me if they do not believe they are bigots as a group? Or cant agree what constitutes bigotry?

(April 7, 2013 at 5:03 am)Godschild Wrote:

(April 6, 2013 at 7:33 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: Yeah. No need to thank Martin Luther King Jr. or Rosa Parks, or anyone like that.

I do not know how old you are, but I can tell you this, Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks were good Christians and they would and did say, Thank God. They saw what they did as a work with God and for their race. I was proud of Rosa Parks and admired her courage, I will never forget the terrible feeling of losing Martin Luther because someone could not see him for the person he was, "great." You should learn something about others before you criticize. If you had not used those rolling eyes I would not have included the previous sentence.

MLK Jr. was introduced to the concept of nonviolent resistance by Bayard Rustin, who was a Quaker. Rustin was also instrumental in the organization of the 1963 March on Washington, where MLK gave his famous, "I have a dream" speech. This credit often goes to A. Philip Randolph, because, you see, Rustin was an open homosexual, a former member of the American Communist Party (he left the party before WWII started), and served time in jail for refusing to enlist during WWII, because of his commitment to non-violence. Even though the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement were righteous men and women, they were still trapped by the morality of their time.
Only now, is Rustin starting to get some of the credit he deserves for his valuable role in the Movement. And really only through the GLBT movement's push for equality is his recognition made possible.
Just food for thought, nobody's perfect, not even great men, like MLK Jr.

(April 7, 2013 at 3:13 pm)Brayton.l Wrote:

(April 7, 2013 at 3:10 pm)Darkstar Wrote: And if those people do not have a consensus on being bigots?

Are you asking me if they do not believe they are bigots as a group? Or cant agree what constitutes bigotry?

What I meant was more along the lines of their being some bigots in a particular group, and some not. That the people do not all agree that, say, people of different ethnicity should be segregated.
From the article:

If the people who are in charge are the bigots, it is problematic.

(April 7, 2013 at 3:23 pm)Darkstar Wrote:

(April 7, 2013 at 3:13 pm)Brayton.l Wrote: Are you asking me if they do not believe they are bigots as a group? Or cant agree what constitutes bigotry?

What I meant was more along the lines of their being some bigots in a particular group, and some not. That the people do not all agree that, say, people of different ethnicity should be segregated.
From the article:

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Quote:"I felt like there had to be a change because for me to be a black person and the king to be a white person, I felt like, you know why can't we come together," asked Quanesha Wallace.
But nothing changed. Quanesha wasn’t invited to the white Homecoming dance. In fact, the pair took separate photos for the school yearbook.
"When people around here are set in their ways, they are not too adamant to change," said student Mareshia Rucker.
So the girls decided to take matters into their own hands. They’re organizing a prom for everyone to attend. But, not everyone is fond of the idea.
Some of the posters for the integrated prom that were hung up have been ripped to the ground.
The group will continue to make progress even though there doesn’t seem to be much motivation for change.
The senior class is raising money to pay for the integrated prom, without the help of school officials. It will be held April 27.

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If the people who are in charge are the bigots, it is problematic.

Indeed, and I have no problem saying that I am a better person than the bigots.

(April 7, 2013 at 3:39 pm)Brayton.l Wrote:

(April 7, 2013 at 3:23 pm)Darkstar Wrote: What I meant was more along the lines of their being some bigots in a particular group, and some not. That the people do not all agree that, say, people of different ethnicity should be segregated.
From the article:

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If the people who are in charge are the bigots, it is problematic.

Indeed, and I have no problem saying that I am a better person than the bigots.

That's what bigots say about others, are you saying and including yourself in the roll of a bigot, just saying.