One truth about the world that really bothers me is the fact that racism and other forms of bigotry will never be completely gone. I am the kind of person who stands against the discrimination caused by such bigots, and this truth does not sit well with me.
There are many reasons why this truth bothers me. I would say the biggest reason is that I generally ignore race, gender, and other characteristics that people use to divide others. This is one of the reasons that I am against organized religion. This organization does not unite people. It actually divides them. By telling people that only the group they are part of is right, it makes them look down on the rest of the population; however, with personal spirituality a person's beliefs only apply to themselves and are not force-fed down people's throats.
Another reason that this truth bothers me is that in some cases, bigots may ignore or distort facts because they believe that only their opinion is right. This bothers me because I only believe something if it is backed up by cold, hard, pure facts. This is one reason I personally hate creationists. They either try to disprove evolution by ignoring fact or blatantly twisting it beyond recognition. The truth really should not be thrown out the door just because your opinion does not match it.
I believe that I can come to terms with this truth by realizing that not everybody can have a large worldview. Many people live in small towns and are not very concerned with what happens outside where they live. Another way that I can accept this truth is by remembering that people have the right to their own opinions, and that I can feel good about my own opinions. Bigotry may never leave the face of the Earth, but that doesn't mean that I have to let it ruin my day.
First of all, I'm lovin' your blog's title: The Kaplan Corner! Second, I also liked your Inconvenient Truth blog a great deal. Bigotry bothers me as well and I absolutely cannot stand for the statements bigots make. I fully agree with your point on organized religion. In all honesty, religion does divide more people than it unites, and I personally believe that each person has their own religion because everyone has their own unique take on their spirituality, but I'll stop there to refrain from going off on a tangent. I absolutely hate when bigots distort the truth just to "prove" their points or reassure themselves in their set, awful beliefs. In your last paragraph, you talk about coming to terms with this "inconvenient truth," and I admire that, but why should you have to accept bigotry as a part of society? I know everyone has a right to their own opinion, but bigotry comes from lack of proper education on what the person is specifically ignoring or discriminating against. We don't live in a perfect world, that's certain, but by simply allowing imperfections that harm society to continue because it doesn't affect you directly, you're allowing them to thrive and grow, effecting the world as a whole in negative ways.
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