Are you bigoted?

[JPaul]

What do you mean "If it helps I will change that to 'Does not help the cause of abolishing bigotry'"

That is an entirely different proposition from your original one. So no, it doesn't help, it actually confuses matters.

Are you still saying "I think that in the area we come from bigotry has been created by separate schools for different religions" or are you retracting that statement.

No I am not retracting that statement.

Then your position is idiotic, "I think that in the area we come from bigotry has been created by separate schools for different religions" is patently nonsensical.

That would mean that prior to "schools for different religions" bigotry did not exist. How can you possibly make this contention.

[bigboab]

No I am not retracting that statement.

Then your position is idiotic, "I think that in the area we come from bigotry has been created by separate schools for different religions" is patently nonsensical.

That would mean that prior to "schools for different religions" bigotry did not exist. How can you possibly make this contention.

That was not the intention of my statement and you know it. If I had said 'fosters' you would still have harangued. Once you get on your pious high horse there is no stopping you. I will post no further on the subject(my pigtails are sore). So right or wrong you can have your usual 'last word'.

[(>Zero Cool<)]

@snny, to be honest i'm not sure anymore what i meant I guess the point that was made when I had the conversation was that although you may think of yourelf as not being any of the various ist's or ism's mentioned above if you are really honest with yourself there are situations that you pre-judge (sp or manker as I will now refer to it) people when you learn a certain piece of info about them e.g. race, colour, religious belief, nationality etc etc

Like I said, I don't think "pre-judging" someone makes you part of any -ism on its own.

perhaps not, i guess i will need some more advert time to ponder this

jp.....you can get as annoyed as you like, it is unusual to class something as a 'debate' in which you can call your so called opponent an 'arsehole', perhaps i have picked bob up wrong but you cannot deny that seperate schools inflames any potential problem - which is generally what i think he is stating. I also agree with you that it is far from being the root cause but it certainly does not help matters.

[Snee]

Let's all go argue about this in one of vid's topics instead, that's what they are there for.



STFU, minions.

[GepperRankins]

sectarianism causes bigotry. trying to deny it is just ignorant IMO

[JPaul]

sectarianism causes bigotry. trying to deny it is just ignorant IMO

I agree.

[Rat Faced]

I hate everyone equally... am I bigoted?

[(>Zero Cool<)]

Who teh fuck are you?

nicely put

do you polish your spoon often?

[peat moss]

I may have been earlier in life , but not now. Most of my white sons friends are multi coloured. They don't seem to ask about why is he black or brown. It starts with the parents being tolerant ,mabye ? And showing by example I think.

[JPaul]

It starts with the parents being tolerant ,mabye ? And showing by example I think.

I agree. You, Sir have hit the nail squarely on the head.

As with most things the single biggest influence is the parental one. It starts from birth and for most people it is daily and unrelenting. Whether the parents know it or not.