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I've lived in Texas, Washington, and in Silicon Valley California. There is way more bigotry here than any of the other places I've lived.
by natmaster 13y ago
I've lived in Texas, Washington, and in Silicon Valley California. There is way more bigotry here than any of the other places I've lived.
- walshemj 13y agoAs the old punks used to say "never trust a hippie"
- cfreeman 13y agoProbably best not to trust the punks either.
- theorique 13y agoBigotry against whom? Do you mean racial, cultural, or something else?
- fennecfoxen 13y agoI don't know what he means by this, but by my estimate, the residents of San Francisco are very bigoted against about half the country (where "half" is measured by the last presidential election's results). San Francisco is, broadly speaking, permissive. It is not, however, tolerant, and there's a big difference. San Francisco goes beyond simply disagreeing with half of the nation's politics and values, and into actively promoting an understanding of that half-nation as "horrible, terrible people" (to quote from a former coworker), generally incapable of making legitimate contributions to the nation's political process.
- theorique 13y agoIntolerant against red states and/or Republicans?