This is how stereotypes are born and perpretated. And how they continue to unfairly hurt and diminsh people generation after generation.
Would you REALLY say, and mean, any of the following:
"ALL Blacks are....." or "ALL Jews are...." or "ALL Irish are..." or "ALL Scotch are..." or "ALL poor people are...." or "ALL rich people are..." , "ALL movie poster collectors are..." etc. (you get my drift), or, the one that really personally hurts and angers me the most, "ALL Italian people are...."
Of course not.
Then why is it okay to put ALL Democrats in a box, and ALL Republicans in another? Do you actually know ALL Democrats? Do you actually know ALL Republicans? Of course not.
It is always a better idea to look at people as individual human beings, without stereotypes, and consider their own strengths and weaknesses in your own personal interactions. You may certainly know more than a few Republicans not to your liking, and likewise more than a few Democrats who are true patriots. But if you open your heart and mind you will see that you know also some Republicans who are hard working,honest business people, and some Democrats whose status as "good citizens" may be sorely lacking.
In the final analysis, it is more fair to say, "Some conservatives (or Republicans) tend to..." or "Some liberals (or Democrats) tend to.." rather than lay a stereotype on each entire group.
Old Time Cinema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"So you don't like our President, okey he isn't running again, vote John
Kerry into office. That is your right as long as enough of your fellow
citizens agree with you."
Uh, we did - Twice. Unfortunately, Republicans cannot stand to LOSE and
must "win" by under-handed tactics, such as phone jamming, voter
intimidation, voter discrimination, etc. If we all played fairly the Dems
would be in Power - now THAT is an Inconvienent Truth.
Remember - Liberals actually LOVE America and will do ANYTHING to protect the
idea of what America is. Conservatives, on the other hand, want to get rich
and do not care who/what they have to screw over to do it. I'd rather be a
Lib than a Con.
"Conservative" = the new 4-letter word.
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