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Re: Thoughts about the Target thief
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:55:00 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Allister McLaren wrote:
> The response is simple. If they drive a car, and chances are they do, simply
> point to the most recent article about a drunken speeding motorist killing
> someone and say "I hope you aren't doing this too."
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> There's a word for judging a group based on the actions of one person -
> 'prejudice'. Also 'pig-ignorance'.
Okay, but everyone drives a car. Not many adults play with Lego, making the
association much stronger.
This makes it quite a bit worse. At some point your response stops working due
to the lowest common denominator.
Calum
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| (...) So that makes this kind of prejudice ok then does it? You can accept being associated with Swanberg's criminal behaviour if you want, but I for one will not. The car example, because it's something that nearly everyone does, is pertinent (...) (19 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| (...) The response is simple. If they drive a car, and chances are they do, simply point to the most recent article about a drunken speeding motorist killing someone and say "I hope you aren't doing this too." There's a word for judging a group (...) (19 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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