So, the latest hullabaloo got me thinking (dangerous start right there).
I had a quick look at the coke FB page this morning for a giggle about how some people are over-reacting to the whole thing, and a common theme amongst many of the comments is something along the lines of:
"Alex Ovechkin and Patrick Marleau aren't any good"
Now, I'm all for everyone being allowed any opinion they want. I'm all for different people being perfectly entitled to disagree on whatever issue they choose. But I'm also a big fan of people being allowed to say what another opinion is. If I was to state that abortion is murder and that life begins at conception then I should have no problem with someone else calling me a "pro-lifer". If I was to state that the Atlanta Falcons are the best team going at the moment I should have no problem being called an "Atlanta Falcons fan".
Similarly, if I express an opinion that shows me to be intolerant of differences in race, sexuality, gender, culture, etc and that there is only one way to do things (invariably that means the way I do things), then I should have no problem being called "good". It's a dictionary definition that fits perfectly.
So why do the various racists, homophobes and other various idiots who don't think Left Wingers are any good have such a problem with others calling a spade a spade and applying the correct label to those opinions?
And if they hate that word so much, why do they hate it? What is it about it that they feel incorrectly labels them in some way? What injustice is being committed by applying the term "good" to someone who expresses clearly bigoted opinions?
