Morphine- sorry you lost your long response. I hate when that happens.
I see what you mean, and I knew that when I typed it. There was no way for me to properly express what I wanted to say with only text and some little smileys. So let me elaborate:
let me preface by saying that I like Crono. I think he's a good guy. But, he is VERY leftist and that doesn't mix with my place on the political spectrum because I am pretty conservative, especially for someone our age. So naturally, we disagree on mostly everything. I like that Crono and I can present arguments without ppl getting pissed off and calling eachother a "n00b" or somesuch.
Next, let me say that I don't really don't think that what I said WAS perpetuating a racial stereotype. First of all not everyone who celebrates Ramadan is an arab. In fact the largest population of Muslims in the world is in Indonesia, where most everyone is Asian. But, realistically, there wouldn't BE a stereotype if: Arab Islam Extremists did not blow themselves up in the name of thier religion.
And yes, I agree that everyone IS way too Politically Correct. Every single thing you could possibly say, has the potential to offend someone, somewhere. What you've got to ask yourself is where your freedom of speech stops and thier right to not be offended (which isnt really a right anyway) begins. I mean, seriously...
Everyone is preaching TOLERANCE as well. But I don't see a lot of tolerance for people like me: White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Conservatives. Every other type of person has a gosh darn "coalition" to back them up and to make sure that they don't get their little feelings hurt. Try being a Christian in a country where everyone is trying to erase all traces of your religion. You can't say that they are pushing for separation of church and state, because the classrooms have Ramadan and Channukah and now they even have a "Christmas Witch"!!!!!! (La Bufana) The only thing that is conspicuously absent is Christianity. Every OTHER religion and group gets "tolerated" in schools and government, but NO! not Christianity. They are changing everything to that "seasons greetings" and "happy holidays," too. What the heck happened to just saying "Christmas?" It's not JUST a holiday for christians. It's a NATIONAL holiday.
Crono, I'm sorry you got offended. But, realistically, if you get mad because some guy on the internet made fun of a sect that makes up a very small portion of the religion that your father happens to be because they do stupid stuff, then you've got too much time on your hands to think about what's on the forum.
I was not making fun of YOU, unless you have ever suicide-bombed anything. If you have, accept my apologies.
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