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Originally Posted by Danzig
i don't think calling someone racist who exhibits all the traits of being one is about hate. i do however find racist or sexist slurs to be exclusively about hate.
i find it funny when one side says the other is a kool aid drinker, but their side is all about the truth. if both sides say that, don't they cancel each other out??? democrat supporters say the exact same thing as republican supporters-and vice versa, it's really hilarious. bush was destroying the country, and now obama is the evil puppet on a string. obama supporters quickly say it's not all obamas fault when things go wrong, but it's all because of him when things go right-but they said all things bad were bushes fault, and that he did nothing right when he was in there. nothing original about any of this. but each side is sooo adamant about their party being the correct one.
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It seems that the words "racist" and "racism" have taken on a new meaning - any form of criticism toward a minority is now considered racism.
I also find it incongruous when someone brings up the subject of disrespecting the current President when it was perfectly alright to disrespect the previous President. Double standards run amuk.
No - there is nothing original about any of any name calling or accusations from either side.
My attempt to point out that calling someone a racist is a terrible accusation unless they truly are according to the true meaning of the word is falling on a lot of deaf ears.
WEBSTER's definition:
racism definition rac·ism (rā′siz′əm) (and anyone who practices racism is a racist)
noun
1.belief in or doctrine asserting racial differences in character, intelligence, etc. and the superiority of one race over another or others: racist doctrine also, typically, seeks to maintain the supposed purity of a race or the races
2.any program or practice of racial discrimination, segregation, etc., specif., such a program or practice that upholds the political or economic domination of one race over another or others
3.feelings or actions of hatred and bigotry toward a person or persons because of their race