Small and bigoted minds are what empires are built out of. History repeats, or rhymes, or something.
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Bigotry can be an asset to building and maintaining an empire, yes I'll give you that
Limited intelligence and closed minds however, aren't
And the problem with bigotry, the former, is that it can easily lead to the latter, over time
I'm not saying bigotry is good. Empires aren't good. Some people want empire - to their ends, bigotry is useful. I want neither. I just want people to leave each other alone.... And if it takes an empire to get it, fine! Jk jk