Agnosticism for Idiots; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the People Who Hate Atheists

[rug]

196. Oh, cry me a river.

First, you're stupidly implying atheists are a monolith. Hint, they're not. There are some notorious assholes who are self-described atheists. Feel free to identify with them. Unfortunately, they're the loudest and disproportionately shape views.

Second, you're stupidly implying the social experiences of atheists elsewhere are reflected here. Hint, they're not. I would hazard a guess that you, furiously typing on your laptop about the persecution of atheists by believers, have experienced more privilege in the last 12 hours than an atheist, or Muslim, or Hindu, or Christian has in the last twelve months if that person is living in a country grounded in poverty and authoritarianism. Boo hoo for you.

Third, blind bigotry, gleefully fueled by ignorance, allows people to say some realy, really stupid shit.