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velessa ([personal profile] velessa) wrote2010-08-06 03:01 pm
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EXACTLY

Borrowed from [livejournal.com profile] ajslj:

In 1787, the majority of people in this country thought African Americans were worth only three fifths of a human being. In 1887, the majority of people in this country thought Interracial Marriage was an abomination. In 2008, the majority of Californians thought marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Just because the majority of people in this country agree with you doesn't mean that you are right, it just means that a lot of people are wrong.

[identity profile] velessa.livejournal.com 2010-08-07 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
And soon that will be the case for same sex marriage; it's already happening in other states and countries and society isn't collapsing on its face. So why all the resistance? It's going to happen whether you like it or not, just like integration and interracial marriage and every other fight for equal rights in history. People can either get with the times and get on board with progress or choose to continue living in the dark ages of their Leave it to Beaver fantasy worlds.

[identity profile] randyandrews.livejournal.com 2010-08-07 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
I personally don't care if the gays do get married. I made a whole big other point on an earlier entry by velessa that marriage should be a contract between 2 people. If they want a ceremony, thats up to them. But there is no need for anyone in the government to be involved in it. As long as 2 people (or more really, we're all adults here) can come to some sort of agreement that they are going to live together, and not sleep with anyone else but their partner(s) they are living with, that's fine by me.

[identity profile] velessa.livejournal.com 2010-08-07 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not referring to you personally, just people in general. I think it's pretty clear that it will happen sooner or later, but people still insist on digging in their heels and and screaming and crying because they fear change.

[identity profile] randyandrews.livejournal.com 2010-08-07 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think that it is clear. In fact I think that there are going to be some serious problems when and if it does happen. But I don't think you will ever get enough people to agree with it to get it passed in the first place. The congress critters we have up there like their jobs too much for that.

But I could be wrong. It's been known to happen once or twice. ;-)

[identity profile] velessa.livejournal.com 2010-08-07 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
That's another thing that bugs me about politics, politicians just pandering to voters rather than doing the right thing because all they care about is keeping their comfy jobs. =P