Comments on: Mitt Romney is a Bigot http://saij.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/mitt-romney-is-a-bigot/ Evolutionary Game Theory and the Biology of Human Interaction Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: A Sociable Loner http://saij.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/mitt-romney-is-a-bigot/#comment-94 A Sociable Loner Sat, 12 May 2007 22:50:44 +0000 http://saij.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/mitt-romney-is-a-bigot/#comment-94 [...] This guy think’s Mitt is a bigot. I haven’t paid enough attention to Mitt to know that for sure. But I do know he’s used racist language in a speech. To be fair, he later apologized, but the apology made it clear that he’s so secluded from the real world he didn’t realize his statement was offensive. [...] [...] This guy think’s Mitt is a bigot. I haven’t paid enough attention to Mitt to know that for sure. But I do know he’s used racist language in a speech. To be fair, he later apologized, but the apology made it clear that he’s so secluded from the real world he didn’t realize his statement was offensive. [...]

]]> By: Dwight Whitsett http://saij.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/mitt-romney-is-a-bigot/#comment-93 Dwight Whitsett Sat, 12 May 2007 21:05:25 +0000 http://saij.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/mitt-romney-is-a-bigot/#comment-93 Well Saij, I just did a little research into the definition of bigot. It is a terrible-sounding word and I don't think any thinking person wants to be one...but the expression of a strong opinion doesn't seem to be bigotry. Bigotry is prejudiced, unreasonable and intolerant. It could be that Romney is all those things (He would certainly not be my choice for any public office) but that comment doesn't seem to be bigoted in and of itself. Do you not have strong opinions yourself which you express in your writing? I've read you for a couple of weeks now and I certainly wouldn't call you a bigot. dwhitsett.wordpress.com Well Saij, I just did a little research into the definition of bigot. It is a terrible-sounding word and I don’t think any thinking person wants to be one…but the expression of a strong opinion doesn’t seem to be bigotry. Bigotry is prejudiced, unreasonable and intolerant. It could be that Romney is all those things (He would certainly not be my choice for any public office) but that comment doesn’t seem to be bigoted in and of itself. Do you not have strong opinions yourself which you express in your writing? I’ve read you for a couple of weeks now and I certainly wouldn’t call you a bigot. dwhitsett.wordpress.com

]]> By: Daniel Rona http://saij.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/mitt-romney-is-a-bigot/#comment-89 Daniel Rona Fri, 11 May 2007 13:26:33 +0000 http://saij.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/mitt-romney-is-a-bigot/#comment-89 It is refreshing to see a leader reveal his moral standing. Too many "wanna-be" leaders "wanna agree" with everyone. Mitt Romney believes in Israel's destiny, as he sees it, God given. He may be a builder of the bridge connecting the "Crossroads of the East" with the "Crossroads of the West." For those with God or no God, qt least they know where he stands. It is refreshing to see a leader reveal his moral standing. Too many “wanna-be” leaders “wanna agree” with everyone. Mitt Romney believes in Israel’s destiny, as he sees it, God given. He may be a builder of the bridge connecting the “Crossroads of the East” with the “Crossroads of the West.”

For those with God or no God, qt least they know where he stands.

]]> By: Timotheus http://saij.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/mitt-romney-is-a-bigot/#comment-85 Timotheus Thu, 10 May 2007 20:21:45 +0000 http://saij.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/mitt-romney-is-a-bigot/#comment-85 Hmmm... I personally see a substantial different between saying a person of faith makes a better President than saying, a person of this faith makes a better president than some other faith. It depends on what assumptions we would put with the atheist. Assuming a real atheist, that is someone who believes philosophically that there is no god and there is some proof there is no god (since simply not knowing would be agnostic), we could assume that existence has no particular meaning other than what we ascribe to it. One could go down a Nietzche "superman" or whatever you want to translate the word as, road. One may think that an atheist president is accountable to no one. On the other hand, I would consider it fair discourse for an atheist to say he prefers a President be an atheist because they would not feel obligated to God. I wouldn't consider that bigoted. Interesting thought though. Hmmm… I personally see a substantial different between saying a person of faith makes a better President than saying, a person of this faith makes a better president than some other faith. It depends on what assumptions we would put with the atheist. Assuming a real atheist, that is someone who believes philosophically that there is no god and there is some proof there is no god (since simply not knowing would be agnostic), we could assume that existence has no particular meaning other than what we ascribe to it. One could go down a Nietzche “superman” or whatever you want to translate the word as, road. One may think that an atheist president is accountable to no one.

On the other hand, I would consider it fair discourse for an atheist to say he prefers a President be an atheist because they would not feel obligated to God. I wouldn’t consider that bigoted.

Interesting thought though.

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