Everything you need to know about the ‘one million march for children’ to stop the ‘indoctrination of children in public schools’

  • Nahvi@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I hate anyone who promotes genocide.

    Then we should be on similar sides of this argument.

    Does it really needed to be pointed out that Conservatism in the West is based on religious and cultural characteristics? Or are we just going to pretend that most Western conservatives aren’t Protestants?

    your definition of “bigotry” is selective enough that you only consider people to be bigots if they don’t like bigots

    How odd, that doesn’t sound anything like what I posted earlier. Not something I wrote mind you, just the first thing that came up when I web-searched “bigot”. It is almost like you are making up a fake argument, that is easy to defeat, and then pretending I said something like it. If only there was a name for that sort of thing. S…st…straw… I will give you hint, it isn’t strawberry.

    Here is the exact quote I posted earlier:

    bigot - bĭg′ət - noun - One who is strongly partial to one’s own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.

    If you are getting something significantly different than that when you look up bigot, you might try using something other than Google; it has a tendency to reinforce one’s own biases.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Does it really needed to be pointed out that Conservatism in the West is based on religious and cultural characteristics?

      Conservatism itself is not a religion. There are plenty of conservative atheists and non-conservative religious institutions. Don’t try to co-opt religion just to pretend that your political views are a culture.

      The only portion of the definition of “bigot” you care about is the portion you bolded. Which you’re using as a proxy for “people who hold political views that are rooted in bigotry.”

      I’m glad lemmy is hostile to bigots. I hope that never changes.

      • Nahvi@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        There are plenty of conservative atheists

        I have no doubt that there are some conservative atheists, but let’s not pretend that they represent anything other than an extreme minority of self-identified conservatives.

        Don’t try to co-opt religion just to pretend that your political views are a culture.

        I will let Wikipedia do the talking here.

        Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values.

        the portion you bolded.

        The bolded portion was the portion relevant to the conversation, and relevant to Lemmy in general. Even if what you are saying was true and that was all I cared about, it wouldn’t mean OC wasn’t being bigoted.

        I’m glad lemmy is hostile to bigots.

        If Lemmy was hostile to all bigots instead of just conservative bigots, someone else would have called out OC as a bigot. After picking my jaw up off the floor, I would have upvoted then moved on.