• Steve@communick.news
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    10 months ago

    People can become bigots for a variety of reasons. Many are fully aware of their prejudices, and feel they have justification. Bigots are nearly as diverse as people as the those they dislike.

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      10 months ago

      A worldview that is incompatible with the cooperation of society. If you want to go play apologist for a bigot you might as well be one.

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        10 months ago

        Who’s worldview is incompatible? Mine or theirs? Or both?
        And who’s apologizing? I’m simply point out that they’re a diverse group, with diverse motivations.

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          apologist
          /əˈpɒlədʒɪst/
          noun
          a person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial.
          ‘critics said he was an apologist for colonialism’
          synonyms: defender, supporter, upholder, advocate, proponent, exponent, propagandist, apostle, champion, backer, promoter, campaigner, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, speaker, arguer, enthusiast