DISQUS

Sojourner's Place: Mercury Morris: On What Planet Do You Spend Most of Your Time?

  • SouthernGirl2 · 2 months ago
    Good Morning, Sojourner,

    Whycome you hate the Dolphins? lol. I'm a Cowboy Fan myself! ;)

    Did you check out the promo video? Take a look!

    http://weeseeyou.com/2009/10/13/tuesday-open-th...
  • the_griper · 2 months ago
    he grins, ahhh another disagreement that could be debated between us :) i'd have to be on Mercury's side in this debate over the use of words. there is a difference between the two words of bigotry and racism. they are not synonymous. a person may be bigoted without being a racist but a person cannot be racist without also being seen as being a bigot.
    bigotry recognizes any intolerance. racism recognizes a specific intolerance.
  • SjP · 2 months ago
    hmmm.... I've certainly contemplated your statement here (which is the reason for the delay). If, in fact, bigotry is all inclusive of all "ism"s, then I will concede that not all bigots are racist. If I'm reading this correctly, you are saying that a person who is intolerant of (for example) cats, dogs, birds, etc. may well be a bigot but not a racist. Is that correct? If that's what your saying then - no argument here.

    But, when race is thrown in the mix, as is the case in the Morris/Limbaugh statements, I find it hard to separate this out. I've been listening to Limbaugh for many, many years - long before his newfound fame. A friend of mine went to high school with him. So, while he may be a bigot, he is definetely a racist which in my mind and in his case are one in the same.
  • the_griper · 2 months ago
    ha ha ha, cats and dogs or birds wouldn't apply, i don't believe, but you get the idea.
    religious intolerence is a form of bigotry, and specifically addressed in the Constitution.
    so is poltical intolerence. this is shown by the tolerence we have in this country towards certain political ideas.
    we can also cite examples of both bigoted thoughts in the world. The KKK and other white supremists are a couple of the best known examples of it here in this nation. bigotry knows no color or nationality either.
    i always like to say " a bigot is one who is so afraid of another man's way of thinking that he will do anything to eliminate that thought because it is superior to his own."

    then he smiles as he says, btw, this little post of yours and discussion was an inspiration to me for my latest post on my site called "politics of war and peace".
  • SjP · 2 months ago
    ...she smiles and concludes that not all bigots are racist; but all racists are bigots.

    Will be over to read your inspiration ::smile::
  • uglyblackjohn · 2 months ago
    "Massa' we's sick" Morris should have said.
    But I was happy to see the bid because it required many Blacks to take a stand on something that isn't motivated by money.
  • SjP · 2 months ago
    I'm right with you on that! I was very happy to see/hear the stance that NFL players - Black and white - took regarding Limbaugh. I'm glad that there wasn't a need to prove Steven Smith wrong.