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In reply to the discussion: Just as "There are no atheists in a fox hole" it turns out that... [View all]Last edited Wed Sep 6, 2017, 10:27 AM - Edit history (1)
I really don't think the fox hole thing should be offensive. I'm an Atheist, but by no means do I lead that into any political discussion.
Atheism, to me, is basically no religion. If someone, in a personal conversation, says, "what religion are you?", I don't say "Atheist". I reply "I'm not religious", and leave it at that.
I try to convert people to join unions, vote Democratic, or stand up for Liberal ideals.
Wearing Atheism on your sleeve will shut you out of the other discussions in the minds of 9 out of 10 people.
It would be different if I wanted to convert my fellow man to Atheism, but it's just a belief (or non-belief system) to me. I don't care if I'm the only Atheist in the world, or everyone is. Politics and Unionism are my passion. Those are the converts I want to make. Maybe I thought that all Atheists felt that way. I have never met anyone who tried to convert people to Atheism.
But, to answer your question, no, I wouldn't have made my point differently. As a matter of fact, I came up with this phrase and was using it for 3 days and everyone I know got a kick out of it, understood the point, and was using it with Trumpsters they knew.
It seemed so effective, that I thought I'd share it here.