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In reply to the discussion: Lots of Democrats are Christian. Why All the Hate? [View all]Sympthsical
(9,182 posts)Therein lay a large difference in these things.
No one chooses to be Black or LGBT or a woman. And so, when there is criticism of someone solely because of their race, gender, or sex, there's going to be pushback. That is bigotry.
Chosen associations are different. We wouldn't say, "We should be nicer to Republicans. There are some good ones out there." And hey, that's true. I'm friends with Republicans who are lovely people. However, when we're discussing the national cultural and political scene, the Republican party - the association - is not my friend. In fact, they work very hard to deprive people of rights and surrender national wealth to the few while the many go hungry, suffer illness, and perish.
So, at the end of the day it's like, someone can have a bad association and be a lovely person, but I'm still going to talk shit about their association.
No, I'm not going to go nuts on someone solely for their religion. I have religious friends. My whole family is Catholic. I don't wander into the room, "Where is your sky God now you ignorant theist?!" Because I am not an 18 year old college freshman who just discovered atheism for the first time and thinks "evangelizing asshole" is a personality. (It's worse when they're my age and still that)
But, you know. If you have a problem with how people react to the brand, it's up to you to change it. It's not up to me. I'm not a Christian. And let's be honest, every time Christians are in the news, it ain't because they did something awesome.
I'd be like if I subscribed to Playboy for the articles. Yeah, there were great articles in there. But there was also a history abuse, assault, sexism, racism, and everything else. If I signed up for it and didn't have to, that's a choice. The bad stuff comes with it, too, and people are going to have a say about all that bad stuff.
I won't be a dick to an individual over religion (unless warranted), but y'all have some work to do if you choose to associate with it.