White Supremacists have closed minds! Black Supremacists have closed minds! As do KKK members, right-wing conservatives, left-wing socialists, and many other fringe and one-issued groups.
I would also include Christians who think they are the "chosen people," Muslims who think the same,
and some Orthodox Jews, and Capitalist war mongers, and a variety of other self-serving milieus.
The saddest group for me -- of all the groups previously mentioned in this and all my blogs -- are certain groups of men and women who deny life's verities. Women who deny sexuality itself because of some made-up excuse (religion, morality, personal embarrassment, too much joy, and so on) so they can condemn the rest of the world who act normally. If you question the previous comment -- I could give you concrete living examples of such people -- they are the Shaker movement of the 21st century. There are men who also deny significant parts of life -- including, though I have not met any of these men, basic humanity. Perhaps hyper-ego's fit into this group, such as Donald Trump.
Men often become the conscienceless losers wandering the planet. What such men have in common with each other is -- they all appreciate Fox News. No, seriously they only appreciate words and media that support their hyper-selfish lifestyles.
I learned long ago from the Jesuits that an "intellectual is a person who can maintain an open mind."
I think it is a quote from G.K. Chesterton, and it is "apt" in this situation. In such a case -- please God, if there is a God, allow me to keep my mind "open."
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