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I am not even going to read the rest of this thread, but my machine  
ended up on something about how I ought to be embarrassed. I am not  
embarrassed to call bigotry what it is.

I have stood in Australia and heard the original people called Abos.
I have stood in London and heard all Pakistanis called Pakis.
I have stood in the United States and heard people call all Muslims  
evil.
I have heard arguments against "redskins, kikes, Wops" et al.

I am not going to stand by and ignore it when Bev refers to "all the  
poor ignorant black people".

It's bigotry even when it's done by someone who has never left the  
south and "understand the way things are done down there".

And no amount of grandstanding on anyone's part makes it right, not  
even the best homesteader in the world.


I'm done with this. I was angry because I could not believe an  
otherwise rational, intelligent and kind person could be so willfully  
cruel. Now I'm not angry, I am am stunned that you all seem to think  
it's ok to slam me and let
bigotry slide.


Whatever.