Do we truly believe that ALL red-state residents are ignorant racist fascist knuckle-dragging NASCAR-obsessed cousin-marrying roadkill-eating tobacco-juice-dribbling gun-fondling religious fanatic rednecks; or that ALL blue-state residents are godless unpatriotic pierced-nose Volvo-driving France-loving left-wing communist latte-sucking tofu-chomping holistic-wacko neurotic vegan weenie perverts? -Dave Barry, "Can't we all just get along?" www.herald.com, December 12, 2004.
Might some people really believe these caricatures? How can we establish a peaceful coexistence if even a few people buy into these stereotypes?
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Such caricatures facilitate ignorance: it's much easier to reject/ignore/condemn/destroy one's opponents when they are depicted as "strawpersons."
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