(November 21, 2014 at 2:20 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(November 21, 2014 at 2:10 am)Drich Wrote: Little did the 'thinker' realize, He himself was Using the very same level of bigotry and hate that a racist would use, just refocused on another segment of trivial attributes of his fellow man.
Really. So, in Drich-land, there's not a whit of difference between directing hate towards physical characteristics that one cannot control (say, skin color), and directing hate towards behavior and content of character.
Interesting world you live in, where those two things are equivalent.
What is being discussed is the employment and general acceptance of bigotry and hatred, as these are the trade marks of the 'unenlightened' portion of modern/western soceity. The reason why these two behaviors are being tolerated/employed in any form is secondary to the fact they are not only being embraced, by 'thinkers' it is almost mandated to show contempt and bigoted rage for those who do not think as you do.
Maybe we need to be a few more generations away from caves and mud huts to understand that thought and general social behavior for most is as uncontrollable as the color of their skin.
Either way bottom line, regardless of your reasons for it, being intollerant of the intollerant makes one the worst kind hypocrite.