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Old Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
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Default Re: How do you react to being called racist bigot? Do you defend yourself or accept the ta

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Originally Posted by ares View Post
I think the only remedy in this respect is that people should start to shrug off cries of "racist" and "anti-semite" and start to question these happenings openly. As soon as people lose fear things start to change.

Example :

People call you a "racist, bigot, anti-semite, intolerant" after hearing you say things.

You calmly say "Yes, now what's your point"




It will leave them open mouthed and with nothing to say.
I don't think anyone should accept being called racist. Racism is a perjorative term that is an evil by its very definition. It's contradictory for someone to advocate a logical and rational public policy change, or make a coherent political argument, and then accept the term racist. No one should accept this label.
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