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Narrow-mindedness infects America, especially in SJW liberals.


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2017 Sep 24, 12:13pm   4,002 views  10 comments

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It works like this: This is how things seem to me, and so this is how things are.

You see examples of this everywhere. This statue represents racism to me, and that is the way it must be for everyone.

Here is a bigoted commenter on today's Press the Meat show:

"STEPHEN HENDERSON:

I think this is a country whose history is racist, whose history is steeped in white supremacy, and the anthem reflects that in its very words,"

I doubt if most Americans know but the first stanza of the national anthem. But this fellow believes he has found hints of racism in the anthem, and, therefore, that is how it must be for everyone. Except that this narrow-minded bigot fails to understand that to most Americans, the national anthem is not racist and does not reflect racism.

But in his pea brain, he keeps telling himself that, and so that is how it must be for everyone. You can see similar narrow-minded "reasoning" on this website.

And this is what is wrong with America - the inability to see other points of view, and to realize that your assumptions may not be shared by others, or even most people.

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-september-24-2017-n804281

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1   anonymous   2017 Sep 24, 3:04pm  

You mean like trying to force Starbucks to write Merry Christmas on their cups? Conservatives are so tolerant of other points of view.
2   anonymous   2017 Sep 24, 5:17pm  

Is it only narrow minds? Sounds more like moral superiority / "educated" opinion / virtue signaling, which serves to make people feel better about themselves even when they actually contribute nothing to the solution.
3   Blurtman   2017 Sep 25, 4:44am  

anonymous says
Blurty - If an Evangelical for example is spewing bullshit about whatever - doesn't that make them a SJW for their cause ? They want their own version of "social justice" preferably their brand of religion, not the guy's across the street


I believe so. The issue is folks running a story around inside their heads that they believe is absolute reality and therefore must be true for everyone. It is merely a series of conclusions based upon assumptions which aren't necessarily true, absolute or irrefutable. And the conclusions can be riddled with inconsistencies. Is it so bad to admit we are just not sure, or we may be wrong?
4   anonymous   2017 Sep 25, 7:05am  

anonymous says
Blurty


Or Blurtrick ?
5   anonymous   2017 Sep 25, 7:05am  

Blurtman says
the inability to see other points of view


Funny how we only notice it when the view of the smart talking heads disagrees with us. Other times, when they speak what we know to be the obvious truth, it doesn't occur to us that they aren't reflecting the opinions of those that can not understand the American way for one reason or another.
6   HEY YOU   2017 Sep 25, 8:51am  

Narrow minded Rep/Cons: "Iraq has WMD."
7   Dan8267   2017 Sep 25, 9:24am  

Blurtman says
Narrow-mindedness infects America, especially in SJW liberals.


No such thing as a SJW liberal. By definition, SJW are conservatives. See Leftists and Social Justice Warriors are Conservatives

Conservatives, by definition, are trying to conserve one culture and make it dominate over all others. SJWs are trying to make their culture dominate. That makes them conservative.

The stink of SJWs is on you conservatives, not us liberals. Don't go blaming liberals for the crimes of conservatives.
8   Blurtman   2017 Sep 25, 9:38am  

anonymous says
Blurtman says
the inability to see other points of view


Funny how we only notice it when the view of the smart talking heads disagrees with us. Other times, when they speak what we know to be the obvious truth, it doesn't occur to us that they aren't reflecting the opinions of those that can not understand the American way for one reason or another.
Yes indeed.
9   Blurtman   2017 Sep 25, 2:54pm  

anonymous says
I do not think you will ever get an Evangelical (lots of denominations I've included), to admit to any such thing as the remote possibility of being wrong especially where God and Jesus is concerned and their interpretation of the Bible.

You will however be categorized as a heathen, sinner, blasphemer and assorted other things for suggesting such a thing is possible. Be careful where you live as well - there is an assortment of "sin cities" scattered amongst the lower 48 where the ne'er-do-wells prefer to reside.

These are also places where the "enlightened ones" often vacation or hold conferences etc. and liquor sales have been known to spike when such events are held.


But you may expect religious zealots to be unreasonable, whether Muslim, Christian or Jewish.

But I am talking about political POV's. Folks are equally zealous and unreasonable in this realm as well, as witnessed by the PC police.

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