On bigotry and opinions

February 17, 2009 by
Filed under: Gun Rights, Politics 

A bigot is a person who, without thought, is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles or identities differing from his or her own, and bigotry is the corresponding attitude or mindset. Bigot is often used as a pejorative term to describe a person who is obstinately devoted to prejudices, especially when these views are either challenged, or proven to be false or not universally applicable or acceptable.
From Wikipedia, article on “Bigot”

My earlier post, “Arguing gun rights…a primer for antis” has prompted a few responses, and a few further thoughts.  Take a look at the definition, and then re-read the corresponding threads.

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck….

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One Comment on On bigotry and opinions

  1. kaveman on Thu, 19th Feb 2009 12:50 pm
  2. Gun owners are the new gay black jews with a gimpy leg.

    I also wanted to say thankyou for stopping by and reading.

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