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Originally Posted by alansmithee
But shouldn't the people with the problem also have to think what the phrase means to those without the problem?
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Why?
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And I don't follow the rest of the paragraph, could you clarify?
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This country wouldn't exist if the people behind the american revolution were averse to changing people to fit their world view.
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The meaningless part is your interpretation, not everyone's. And, even though it doesn't represent some, it does represent most. Also to remember it's the American slogan that is printed on money. I don't see a problem with the American slogan being printed on it's money.
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The fact that it's the american slogan is irrelevant to what i said. The slogan is meaningless, it doesn't represent the beliefs of a large group of americans.
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I would only have that problem if I believed it was a true case of racism. But removing "In God we Trust" from currency and as the motto because of the views of some non-monotheists would be akin to me crying racism everytime I went to someone's home and cried racism because there weren't any black people there.
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Is that the same as going into someone's workplace and crying racism because there aren't any black people working there?
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In this case, it's only offensive if you go out of your way to find something offensive about it. I personally do think that many black people (myself included) are often oversensitive, so it isn't necessarily arrogant. Also, if the issue at hand is ridiculous then there's no need to address it on its merits (because it lacks any).
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That's fine if you want to pretend that a given position lacks merit. But the fact that you feel the need to argue against something means that you find it somewhat compelling.
If what is written on our money is such a nonissue, that why does it matter to you if it says "In god we trust" or not? Aren't you making a huge deal about nothing as well?