So now, “you’re a bigot” apparently is the new way of saying, “I don’t agree with you”. Example 1, 2, 3. Disagreement, even personal dislike, is one thing. Ungrounded or false or even speculative accusations of racism, bigotry, anti-semitism, especially in today’s hypersensitive world, are completely beyond the pale. You will note for example that I never have resorted to making fun of, or even referring to, Palmer’s orientation, as an example. For one, it is not relevant. For two, it would be unnecessarily cruel and mean. Third, it is irresponsible and malevolent to attempt to damage someone that you disagree with; especially someone who is clearly at least in significant part a libertarian ally.
For those who have so little control of their emotion or sense of right and wrong that they will refer to a great and decent man as a “bigot” or “racist”, I have decided not to converse with such despicable wastes of quarks as if they are engaged in civilized discourse. For they are not. They have gleefully demonstrated themselves to be human scum.
