On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:47:28 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:39:53 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
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>>On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:20:54 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
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>>>On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:09:26 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
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>>>>On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:03:34 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
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>>>>>On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:52:36 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>>>>>>He wasn't annoying, it was a funny theatrical effeminate caricature.
>>>>>>Maybe it's a West Coast vs Southern perspective.
>>>>>
>>>>>You mean modern/open-minded versus backward/narrow-minded?
>>>>
>>>>You sound narrow minded, actually. But you're far from alone there.
>>>
>>>What brings you to this interesting perspective?
>>
>>Partly your assumption that anyone from 'the south' are rednecks (or
>>whatever).
>>
>>And partly that anyone who doesn't wholeheartedly and unquestionably
>>support gays no matter what they do is some sort of knuckle-dragging,
>>ignorant and narrow-minded person.
>>
>>Some of us have moved on from blindly accepting and supporting gays,
>>to realising they have the same shortcomings as anyone else and are
>>open to criticism when appropriate. Many clearly exploit/abuse this
>>situation.
>>
>>It's much like the average Greens supporter these days. What is it
>>that they actually support, when you look at what the Greens do (or
>>don't do) in actual practice? And yet, people get a nice warm glow
>>thinking they're somehow morally superior being Green voters.
>>Silly me, I thought the Greens were supposed to be there to protect
>>the environment, when in reality they don't give the slightest ****
>>about it. All they care about is winning votes like any other
>>mainstream party.
>>
>>People like to develop a belief system (of sorts) - what they then
>>DON'T like is to ever question it or reevaluate it when things change.
>>I call that narrow-minded.
>
>Sure but I wasn't so much commenting on that caricature *** guy, but
>wondering if sf implied what I thought she implied.

She might of, although I don't really follow modern being necessarily
open-minded (or the corollary of that).