Thursday, December 01, 2022

The Banality of Bigotry

No slight on Popehat because I accept this as satire, not reasoned sociological commentary (which would actually be more satirical), but I'm fascinated with the generally accepted concept that there are "degrees" of bigotry/racism. I mean, is there some kind of sliding scale we can reference for how much racism or anti-semitism or bigotry is too much? And logically, how much is acceptable? I get that not wanting your daughter to marry one is not quite as bad as seeking the extermination of an entire people, but is that really a substantive and necessary distinction?

As ever, regarding the Archard story, context is all:

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