Why are all Brexiters cretins?

[Yorkie62]

Why is it that all, and I mean all, Brexiters I know are cretins?
I don't mean just on this forum, although if you follow the posts on here that seems to be true, but then I don't really know people on this forum.
I mean the people I know in real life who voted Brexit - all, without exception, are ne-er-do-wells/failures/have no accomplishments/have personal issues.
What will do they do when they find on Brexit day that everything remains much the same i.e. they still remain losers?
Just losers with worse prospects all round.

Before responding I decided to look up the true definition of the word 'Cretin'

"a person who is physically deformed and has learning difficulties because of congenital thyroid deficiency."

As an individual who voted for Brexit and someone who is neither physically deformed, does not have learning difficulties, and does not have congenital Thyroid deficiency, I find your labelling of me as a 'Cretin' deeply offensive. Offensive not only to myself, but also to those less fortunate who indeed suffer from any or all of the above afflictions

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Indeed - I am pretty sure that if I called everyone on here I disagreed with a flid then someone might get up set...


It's just one rule for one and one rule for another.

[Zigenare]

Before responding I decided to look up the true definition of the word 'Cretin'

"a person who is physically deformed and has learning difficulties because of congenital thyroid deficiency."

As an individual who voted for Brexit and someone who is neither physically deformed, does not have learning difficulties, and does not have congenital Thyroid deficiency, I find your labelling of me as a 'Cretin' deeply offensive. Offensive not only to myself, but also to those less fortunate who indeed suffer from any or all of the above afflictions

Fetch the keys to the bus! I'll drive!

Seriously, what does it matter how "sasguru" or "old greg" view others?

[Yorkie62]

Fetch the keys to the bus! I'll drive!

Seriously, what does it matter how "sasguru" or "old greg" view others?

Because if I labelled them as Bigots I am sure they would object

Definition of bigot. : a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.

[BlasterBates]

Cretin has two meanings, and as rightly pointed it was, but no longer is, used to describe a medical condition. In other words no-one can be offended by the term "cretin" because no-one gets told by the Doctor that he is a "cretin".

cretin | Definition of cretin in English by Oxford Dictionaries

However if this is deemed offensive, there are plenty of synonyms we can use:

idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

[Zigenare]

Because if I labelled them as Bigots I am sure they would object

Definition of bigot. : a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.

I'm sure that in real-life they're nice, friendly, open-minded individuals who really love their Mum.

[sasguru]

Before responding I decided to look up the true definition of the word 'Cretin'

"a person who is physically deformed and has learning difficulties because of congenital thyroid deficiency."

As an individual who voted for Brexit and someone who is neither physically deformed, does not have learning difficulties, and does not have congenital Thyroid deficiency, I find your labelling of me as a 'Cretin' deeply offensive. Offensive not only to myself, but also to those less fortunate who indeed suffer from any or all of the above afflictions

Indeed - I am pretty sure that if I called everyone on here I disagreed with a flid then someone might get up set...


It's just one rule for one and one rule for another.

Fetch the keys to the bus! I'll drive!

Seriously, what does it matter how "sasguru" or "old greg" view others?

QED.

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QED is an abbreviation of the Latin words "Quod Erat Demonstrandum" which loosely translated means "that which was to be demonstrated". ... QED stands for the Latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum, which means "That which was to be proven."

Quod et demonstradum. It means what was questioned/asked has been demonstrated/answered. In Euclidean Geometry whenever a rider has been solved/proved it is declared so by writing QED at the end of the proof.

QED is an abbreviation of the Latin words "Quod Erat Demonstrandum" which loosely translated means "that which was to be demonstrated". It is usually placed at the end of a mathematical proof to indicate that the proof is complete.

An abbreviated Latin phrase used to indicate the end of a proof, especially if it may not be immediately obvious that the proof is complete. QED stands for the Latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum, which means "That which was to be proven."

[sasguru]

Because if I labelled them as Bigots I am sure they would object

Definition of bigot. : a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.

Please provide evidence that I regard or treat any racial or ethnic group with hatred or intolerance.

HTH, BIDI, TSLITH.

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Please provide evidence that I regard or treat any racial or ethnic group with hatred or intolerance.

HTH, BIDI, TSLITH.

Well given that you seem to lump all people who voted Brexit into 1 box labelled cretin then you are using a single characteristic of a group of people to assume a number of other characteristics which may or may not be true.

Which would probably fall into a wider definition of bigotry.