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Idiots and people with lead poisoning aren't inherently evil. They're just fucking stupid.
Malicious ignornace is malicious. Hell, ignorance implies access to information and refusal to engage with it. Ignorance is malicious.
Not sure why people try to justify shitty people, just accept that theyre shitty and move on, no need for labels. Do you really need to know the difference between hitler and your local catholic priest, or do you need to know theyre both dangers to society and should be treated as such?
hold on now, let's not conflate "ignorance" with "willful ignorance"
having access to information and refusing to use it is clearly terrible and a clear sign of some unhealthy mindset, but being ignorant about something doesn't automatically mean that ignorance was sought out or valued
for example, I would say I am ignorant about more things than not by sheer quantity of information in the world, but I would be glad to learn if presented the opportunity, that doesn't make me any less ignorant
there's nothing wrong with being ignorant, only with trying to stay ignorant
Well, I get along well with my catholic priest. In fact the church is the reason we had heating oil two winters growing up and the food bank kept us from missing meals.