And then I got to thinking, that a lot of it boils down to opinons (which you choose) vs objective, non-chosen attributes (i.e. Race).
Discrimination is often based on non-chosen attributes.
And then we get into how societal pressure leads to change of opinons because it is no longer acceptable to hate someone based on a non-chosen attribute (generally, that is the direction society is heading, which is great).
But with this pluralistic society we live in, where everyone holds their own truth and values, it gets tricky when your values colide with mine...
And really.... How is it different to hate someone who votes liberal because of their perceived opinion about that group, or stating someone is a misogynist because of something you have seen or read (but you don't personally know that person) Versus.... Being sexist... Or racist..... Or stating that people who own guns are redneck racists.....
It's still making a judgment about a whole group based on a single opinion, or judging someone you don't actually know...by what you have seen or read.... As believe me .... i am actually of this opinion for everyone.... that means i think we cant judge criminals either....we don't know them.... totally okay to be angry at what people have done have done and not like it and totally disagree with their behaviour.... but to judge them as a whole and say they are disgusting or horrible.... I disagree with that...
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