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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]and why Jeff, do you need to label anyone and everyone who does not agree with you narrow views a bigot, racist, ignorant, unintelligent etc....that is not being very "PC" you know![/quote]

When a poster makes a bigoted statement and even says, "If that makes me a racist, so be it", it is appropriate to call them a bigot. Such posters are quite comfortable with their prejudice. Why are you objecting? I assume the fact that it is "not PC" doesn't bother you either because you are  probably proud to demonstrate that you are not PC.

What would you say about people who wrote about other religions the way Islam is being written about here?

Here is a great statement that I came across today:

"It is very important to remember, however, that there are 1.4 billion Muslims in the world and to paint them with a single philosophical brush is just as absurd as trying to characterize the diverse thinking of billions of Christians around the world."

That was written by Ben Carson in 2012, before he entered the hate Olympics known as the Republican Primary.

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I'm beginning to realize that you don't realize that your opinions are just that. You actually think you are 100% correct about everything you say.[/quote]

I realized long ago that you don't know the meaning of "opinion". You seem to believe that if something is an "opinion", it is off-limits for discussion. If someone says, "In my opinion, all Klingons are low-life thugs", we are not required to simply smile and say, "I respect your opinion". We are free to say that your opinion is wrong because there are Klingons who are not low-life thugs.

As Ben Carson wrote, "there are 1.4 billion Muslims in the world and to paint them with a single philosophical brush is just as absurd as trying to characterize the diverse thinking of billions of Christians around the world.". That is factual. Posters who are trying to do such painting are simply wrong. Whether it is their opinion that a diverse group can be painted with a single brush or they believe it is fact that this diverse group can be painted with a single brush is immaterial. They are wrong either way. It shouldn't take a brain surgeon to point that out.
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