> People willing to openly state their bigotry towards people I consider my peers disqualify themselves from my respect.
That is to say, people with whom you disagree.
That is to say, people with whom you disagree.
I just wanted to note the progression from "disqualify themselves from my respect" to "wishing harm".
What is your definition of bigotry?
I don’t use the word “bigot” because of the flimsy usage I’ve observed from others. Enough people use it to mean express anger/dislike (like how someone uses “ouch” to express pain) that I don’t associate it with semantic content.
I don’t believe in disrespecting anyone because of their beliefs prima facie. It’s how they react to those beliefs being challenged that I find myself losing respect for them over.
It’s like the difference between “suffer the little children, for they know not what they do” and “ whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble”.
Now I can’t speak for the article’s author or the other replies above us, but to me that is the kind of bigotry I have problems with.
In my experience, people who hold beliefs like “black people innately are more criminal” react more immaturely to discussion than people discussing the underpinnings of astrophysics do.
Also note that my spectrum for respect is orthogonal to my spectrum for love/hate. Just because I don’t respect someone due to their beliefs doesn’t necessarily mean I hate them or think they are evil. But I’m less likely to be influenced by their opinions in the future, or to even give them the time to listen to what their opinions are on other things.