The Ghost of Paley
Posts: 1703 Joined: Oct. 2005
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Russell: Quote | Indeed, there's no way our vaporous friend could make it in the world of science. And with his, um, interesting ideas about gays, blacks, hispanics, immigrants, liberals, scientists, media people... in short, other people, one has to wonder if he could function in any capacity that requires interpersonal interactions. |
Actually, I get along with the above pretty durn well, even the ones who know my beliefs. In fact, I get along with gay men so well that sometimes people assume I'm gay (and no, I'm not effeminate)! Some black people have criticised my views, occasionally labeling them racist, but I probably step out with blacks socially now more than I did when I was liberal <shrugs>. Why this is, I don't know, but keep in mind a disproportionate number of black people are socially conservative (now if they could just wed their beliefs to their culture......), and also appreciate honesty and good deeds. In other words, the way I treat other people (including racial and sexual minorities) is considered more important than what I believe. This is something I admire about African-American and gay culture, by the way. Straight whites are more likely to judge you by how slavishly you share their prejudices; i.e. a jerky liberal is preferable to a good conservative. I'm no saint by any stretch of the imagination, but I do my best to treat others fairly and generously, and this is the metric non-liberals use to judge a man. Well, that's not fair, I do have liberal friends....we just stay away from certain topics. Quote | Has the GhostGuy ever shared with us what it is he does for a living? |
My job involves some social interaction -- my boss lets me out of the cellar every now and again. By the way, I'm going to clarify my first installment a little....
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