(June 22, 2016 at 9:36 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote: If you didn't want our reactions/feedback to your exchange, why post it here. Or did you just want us to agree with you?
I didn't put it here for people to agree or disagree. I could care less. I did put it here to demonstrate that one does not have to be silent when others make attempts to demonize entire labels. Now how you chose as an individual to respond is your choice. But no, to claim politeness is a blanket tactic in every case is a bad idea. It is the very thing that allows dangerous ideas to grow to the point of setting up taboos, be they states like North Korea or theocracies like Iran or Saudi Arabia.
If someone says "atheists are violent" my response is going to be to offend them. You can do what you wish, but no, I will not coddle the insecurities of bigots.
