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Calparsoni
at Mon Jun 14 11:14:25 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Calparsoni ]
" Throughout history, people have been labeled as 'weirdos' as a result of doing something out of the ordinary."
In this "supposedly" enlightened age theoretically we should not be legislating or even discriminating against "weirdos".
We no longer hang witches in this country nor do they burn them in modern western Europe or even in South America to my knowledge (I will not include the many muslim countries nor parts of Africa where such practices still occur although I am referring to modern countries.)
Homosexuality is no longer considered abnormal behavior and if someone spoke up and called it such they would be called out for doing so. Nor do we consider the mentally ill to be "heretics" and do God-knows-what to them for being mentally ill.
Is it really too much to ask to not be considered a "weirdo" for keeping reptiles as pets?
Not that I really give a rat's frackin' axe what people call me (I you ever took one look at me you'd realize few people would have the guts to do so to my face anyway)....But for the argument, given that we are such an "enlightened" society these days should such labeling be tolerated these days?
Or is it that there is a political agenda among the "enlighteners" of our society that allows them to exercise a double standard and call us "weirdos" as it aids their political agenda?
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RE: New Legislation Pending - Mt. Horeb - Calparsoni, Mon Jun 14 11:14:25 2010