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   From: nospams@least.invalid   
      
   An Coibhi Drui wrote:   
   >   
   > The word 'racist' , like the word 'Nazi' and the word 'Fascist' have   
   > now become meaningless abuse words like the words 'Fucker' or   
   > 'Bastard' when applied to anybody, it does not any longer describe   
   > anyone or anything real. They are usually applied in the heat of an   
   > argument, not as a result of evidentiary analysis.  The word 'racist'   
   > no longer specifies one who preaches the superiority of one race over   
   > another, in the Irish context it has come to mean denigration of a   
   > section within the nation , and that of course is far removed from the   
   > original meaning of 'racist' that now has become a slagging term and   
   > no more than that, deployed with the intention of denigrating the   
   > opponent - and now it is used, I suppose twenty times a minute all   
   > over the Internet to the extent that it is indeed become meaningless.   
   > it has also come to mean the preference of your own race or country to   
   > another, and if that be so there are 6 or 7 billion racists on Earth.   
   > Above all it is used as a political smear word, thus it should be as   
   > completely ignored when flung as Bastard or Fucker.   
      
      
   You have a point, it's getting a bit overused nowadays.   
      
   That still doesn't mean you're not an extremely bigoted, mentally   
   disturbed, ignorant, neofascist, misogynistic, delusional, certifiable   
   and plain idiotic racist, because you are, plain and simple.   
      
   Now fuck off and quit posting yer drivel to soc.culture.irish, will ya'?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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