But the labeling problem has just as much to do with calling them all "hate filled". You can't see into everybody's heart to determine if they feel hatred for other people. If one opposes changing the definition of marriage because of deeply held religious beliefs, you can't say it is actually motivated by hatred. Well you can say that, you are just wrong to do it. And it is done all the time.
There are certainly haters out there. But not most of them in my experience. Most will tell you what why they oppose changing the definition of marriage. But after they tell you their motivation, you can then throw that out and assume that their real motivation is hatred.
It is just a trick to dehumanize your opponents. Yours opponents aren't just wrong/stupid/misinformed, they are actually filled with hate!
There are certainly haters out there. But not most of them in my experience. Most will tell you what why they oppose changing the definition of marriage. But after they tell you their motivation, you can then throw that out and assume that their real motivation is hatred.
It is just a trick to dehumanize your opponents. Yours opponents aren't just wrong/stupid/misinformed, they are actually filled with hate!
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
A Bible belt conservative spent a year pretending to be gay
14/10/2012 12:25:34 PM
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OK, I thought that was cool. Put his money where his mouth is, so to speak. *NM*
14/10/2012 12:37:55 PM
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Plenty of the comments are really disheartening
14/10/2012 07:23:42 PM
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There was one that I thought pretty good:
15/10/2012 10:57:42 PM
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I have to agree with that one. Most people come out in order to be more honest with their family.
16/10/2012 02:39:46 AM
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"The vast majority of conservative Christians are not hateful bigots at all."
15/10/2012 10:55:34 PM
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He does say his mother came around in the end.
15/10/2012 10:57:50 PM
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Maybe most conservative christians...
15/10/2012 11:44:13 PM
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Sorry, that is just an attempted role-reversal; objecting to hatred is not the "real hatred."
16/10/2012 01:26:39 AM
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In addition, the bible doesn't forbid it. The bible is not a monolithic work, but an anthology.
16/10/2012 02:32:59 AM
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What I said is correct.
16/10/2012 05:49:13 PM
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Dude, the "You're intolerant of intolerance!" argument is so played out
16/10/2012 08:34:35 PM
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I think he has a good point. It just shouldn't be generalized so far as he is doing.
16/10/2012 09:23:13 PM
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Wrong. I am talking about labels and what they are used for.
16/10/2012 10:42:11 PM
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And on the other hand, various "logical justifications" tend to boil down to one thing:
16/10/2012 11:01:50 PM
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The way you define bigot is up to you
16/10/2012 11:19:18 PM
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I actually DO believe that anti-gay-marriage people eat babies ;-) *NM*
16/10/2012 11:32:35 PM
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We use "bigot" like Christians use "sinner."
16/10/2012 09:12:39 PM
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You can't just assume someone has the motivation you want them to have.
16/10/2012 11:08:09 PM
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For me it is as simple as looking into my own heart, several years back.
17/10/2012 04:51:13 AM
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