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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.
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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.
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Date: 2010-08-06 11:41 pm (UTC)I love this!
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Date: 2010-08-07 12:55 am (UTC)And yes, the people trying to convince the country *did* fall down. I don't remember hearing *one single* anti-prop 8 commercial talking about two people *loving* each other.
And while I'm typing, it annoyed the *hell* out of me when some interracial people were pro-prop 8. Especially so since I'm bi-racial and they claimed to speak for all interracial people.
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Date: 2010-08-07 02:41 am (UTC)Essentially, he mobilized blacks and hispanics to get out and vote, which are two groups that have higher than average numbers of people who were anti-prop 8.
I find it a very interesting juxtaposition, personally. Ah, sleeping with the enemy...
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Date: 2010-08-07 02:43 am (UTC)I loathe the comments I've read about people saying "if a judge can undo this, why do we even get to vote". Honestly, if you understand the US government that poorly, I really wish that you'd *stop* voting, as you have no idea as to why we have a constitution or a judicial system if you say something that idiotic.
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Date: 2010-08-07 03:56 am (UTC)Besides, you're comparing apples to oranges; gays are facing a completley different kind of fight. The people who seek to oppress equal rights for gays have their reasons based in religion, which is supposed to be unequivocally kept out of our government. I don't know of the bible/their churches saying anything about hating people of different colors, but they're openly taught to hate homosexuals which then affects how they vote. It's a shame this country has such puritanical origins still affecting us today.
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Date: 2010-08-07 04:08 am (UTC)Not everyone bases their objection on religion either. I know plenty of non-religious people who want for the word marriage to only mean between a man and a woman. That's not to say there aren't a lot in the religious opposition to it. But the brush you are using is entirely too broad.
I'll also make the original point that I made a day or 2 ago that government should not even be involved in anyone's marriage. Nor should they be involved in anyone's religion. I think it's entirely ridiculous that our government has run amok the way it has the past 20 years. It needs to stop, and sooner rather than later, otherwise we're going to have another war of secession on our hands.
Then again it is our puritanical beginnings that make this country the great one that it is. The further we drift from it, the worse off we end up. In fact it is the puritanical beginnings that allow you and I to have this reasoned discourse online without fear of stormtroopers barging down our doors.
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Date: 2010-08-07 04:14 am (UTC)I mean, lets get down to the real point here, most Americans are idiots. The majority rule idea is a terrible one. People hate what congress does, yet they get re-elected 80%+ of the time. I mean to me, if I don't like what my elected leaders are doing, I do something to oppose them. Right now that something is at the ballot box. I pray to God it stays that way. But on the original point about congress, people don't like what congress does, therefore they don't do anything to change it.
I mean a few people got together and elected Obama. But it seems to me he is doing more of the same thing Bush did, or in some cases he's doing even worse than Bush did.
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