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leveymg

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9. To show how far to the Right we moved, bigotry used to be on account of "race, religion, or creed"

Reply to SoutherDem (Original post)

Tue May 15, 2012, 10:31 PM

May 2012

During McCarthyism, creed (political belief system or ideology) got dropped from the definition. In the fight against Commies and Pinkos, it became okay to be a bigot. It even became acceptable to be an ex-Nazi or an active supporter of neo-fascism, our new friends in the Cold War.

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How bigotry almost cost America the atomic bomb [View all] SoutherDem May 2012 OP

Yep, so very true. "Bigots have always been around it is just that the subject RKP5637 May 2012 #1

General Leslie Groves is way underestimated in the development of the atomic bomb Xipe Totec May 2012 #2

I'm against bigotry too, but note from history that we developed two completely dimbear May 2012 #3

South Africa is one Forward2012 May 2012 #4

Three. Remember the H nt Xipe Totec May 2012 #5

Four. Remember the N . . . Journeyman May 2012 #7

That was the Mk14 SoutherDem May 2012 #11

You are right. SoutherDem May 2012 #8

That is not entirely true. NoKo's tests have fizzled. leveymg May 2012 #16

Bigotry is really shooting oneself in the foot KT2000 May 2012 #6

To show how far to the Right we moved, bigotry used to be on account of "race, religion, or creed" leveymg May 2012 #9

So you think having the atomic bomb was a good thing? xtraxritical May 2012 #10

I thought I made it clear SoutherDem May 2012 #12

Oppie opposed the development of the "Super" longship May 2012 #13

Also, he seemed to have regrets afterwards SoutherDem May 2012 #14

Thanks for the tip on the two books SoutherDem May 2012 #15