If you look up the definitions of those words, you will see neither applies here. There was no insult, there was no slur. The statement made was that he can't wait to hear the excuses for why this sort of thing could happen, and in particular he wants to hear the excuses which are liberal. That's not an insult nor a slur. Sorry.It was a slur and insult, generally, against liberals.
So, is it your assertion that the mere mention of any group is the equivalent of an insult? If he had used Law Enforcement or The Judiciary, that would be an insult? How about Boy Scouts?I can't wait to hear the conservative excuses for why this sort of thing could even happen. I am sure that they have some sort of BS to explain it away.
I can't wait to hear the Christian excuses for why this sort of thing could even happen. I am sure that they have some sort of BS to explain it away.
I can't wait to hear the Catholic excuses for why this sort of thing could even happen. I am sure that they have some sort of BS to explain it away.
I can't wait to hear the Negro excuses for why this sort of thing could even happen. I am sure that they have some sort of BS to explain it away.
Plus, if you look at what he wrote, "liberal" isn't even a group (noun), it's an adjective describing the predicate "excuses." It refers to the type of excuses he can't wait to hear. The second sentence pronoun "they" refers to the actual excuses. He didn't say "liberals'" or "liberal's" or "liberals" excuses, he said "liberal excuses," so I'm not sure how you can conclude he was insulting liberals. And even if he did say that, specifically meaning any or all liberals, I'm still not sure how it would be an insult. Where is the insolence, the affrontedness, the contemptuous rudeness?
Your assumption would be correct.It is my assumption that if one makes a rule, there is a reason for doing so, and that it was done with the intent of enforcing it in a fair and even-handed manner.
Well, now you know that the mere mention of a group does not in and of itself constitute an insult. Nor does stating the opinion that a particular group will have some sort of BS reply equate to an insult. And for the record, an opinion of dislike or disagreement with a particular group or individual also does not an insult make. In order for it to be an insult, it needs to meet the actual definition of, you know, an insult.If wants wants to excuse and defend violations of a rule, that's certainly a call that one can make.
But it provides a context, in which all future enforcements of a particular rule will be viewed.
JMHO.
Now, back to on-topic, please.