Liberal Bias vs Conservative Bigotry
Bias equals slant or angle, and defines a way of looking at things. Tailors use all three terms to describe how they do their work. To say some cloth is "cut on the bias" simply means it was trimmed at an angle to its pattern.
No judgment is involved. Nor is it relevant.
Bigotry, in contrast, is very judgmental.
Political liberals are not as judgmental. They accept an opponent's views as an expression of their opinions, whether they agree with those comments or not. This is not always true, of course, but it's worth setting up as a starting point for comparing the two political sides.
Conservatives are often very judgmental about their opponent's viewpoints, and do not accept them as having any legitimacy.
That's an extreme, of course, since not all conservatives subscribe to that attitude.
However, many of their supporters -- the narrow minded ones -- do, and they resort to violence against those who disagree.
In sum, all bigots are biased, but not all those who have biases are bigots.
All this comes to mind after hearing Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis say he wants to "destroy leftism," as if anyone who disagrees with him should be severely punished. Some followers will take his comments to mean physical punishment.
Be careful what you wish for. You may get it.
Bias equals slant or angle, and defines a way of looking at things. Tailors use all three terms to describe how they do their work. To say some cloth is "cut on the bias" simply means it was trimmed at an angle to its pattern.
No judgment is involved. Nor is it relevant.
Bigotry, in contrast, is very judgmental.
Political liberals are not as judgmental. They accept an opponent's views as an expression of their opinions, whether they agree with those comments or not. This is not always true, of course, but it's worth setting up as a starting point for comparing the two political sides.
Conservatives are often very judgmental about their opponent's viewpoints, and do not accept them as having any legitimacy.
That's an extreme, of course, since not all conservatives subscribe to that attitude.
However, many of their supporters -- the narrow minded ones -- do, and they resort to violence against those who disagree.
In sum, all bigots are biased, but not all those who have biases are bigots.
All this comes to mind after hearing Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis say he wants to "destroy leftism," as if anyone who disagrees with him should be severely punished. Some followers will take his comments to mean physical punishment.
Be careful what you wish for. You may get it.
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