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At what point do "societal norms" become a form of bigotry, when one faction dictates that everyone live their way?
Steve
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Bigotry: Those two fudge packers getting married? The bible says we need to stone them.
Bigotry: Little Molly married Tyrone. harumph.
Dictate: EVERYONE better marry by age X, go to church on Sundays and ne within acceptable race and religion limits.
Bigotry: Shows glorifying single parenthood, making it look easy and fun and normalized. Creating more poverty so BIGOTS can lord ofver people who are scared and dependent and in need.
Bigotry: Making it taboo to say 'Statistics show if you have babies out of wedlock there's more crime and poverty that goes with that"
Bigotry: Making it taboo to say "nuclear families seem to have a higher net worth, statistically speaking"
Rev erse Bigotry: You MAGA's out there whining about immigration? About American values? You White Liberals touting equLITY?
EVER NOTICE that the higher income Americans -- are a different race(s)? Look at their rate of traditional nuclear family.....then look at the nation in general-----then look at the inner city --and certain demographics that are set up to fail generationally --be it blacks on 7 mile Road in Detroit or CabrinieGreen in Chicago Steve, or poor whites in Alabama shouting "The King James version is the right one"----while being as poor as their housing project brethren.
Can anyone dictate? NOPE
But at very least----education, citizens, clergy, business, media and try not to glorify and normalize that which creates suffering.
At very least---*aspiring* to what has worked imperfecvtly---but BETTER --- is not dictating nor bigotry.
Steve there's a reason them Muslim families----with Moms and Dads----in Dearborn do ok. And eventually they have upward mobility as do their kids. It's because those "bigoted family structures" ---are the norm for them. Ditto many other groups who hail from various cultures---from Silicon Valley to London----kicking ass whether they are IT pro's----or delivering for the Domino's pizza shop that they eventually will own with their wife and kid working in it...becoming evil top 10%'ers one day.
Only saying because you Steve have always been frank with me. For the rest---I stopped saying it years ago. Profited from it---retired at 45 with no college degree. The Bad Culture busiiness----is the most profitable business ever.
And it's growing.
Everyone from the pawnshop in the hood, up to Goldman Sachs and private prisons----are loving life due to this.