6th November 2004, 12:02 PM
Ah, gay marriage. What a hotly contested issue. Well, I'll throw my thoughts out there for the hell of it...
Anybody has the right to love, and thus marry, whoever they want. I don't agree with it. I don't have to. I don't agree with a lot of things that happen in the country, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be. That is a growing problem in America, I think. The "Land of the Free" is becoming the "Land of the Kinda Free", or the "Land of the Free, <i>on our terms</i>". Freedom is a luxury that we Americans relish, yet so often we are forced to give some of our freedoms up and, in some peoples case, we try to suppress them ourselves.
Now, I can see some things being outlawed from freedom, things that degrade society or otherwise cause harm to people or otherwise. Gay marriage hurts nobody. In fact, not only does it hurt nobody, but it makes at least two people involved VERY happy, being the gay couple in question.
I don't agree with their lifestyle, and I'll bet they don't agree with mine, but in this country, there has to be a moderate amount of tolerance for MANY different cultures, lifestyles, and viewpoints. That is what this country is all about. So let the gays and lesbians marry. It doesn't hurt anyone but the narrow-minded hypocrites who can't stand to see something happen that they don't agree with.
Anybody has the right to love, and thus marry, whoever they want. I don't agree with it. I don't have to. I don't agree with a lot of things that happen in the country, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be. That is a growing problem in America, I think. The "Land of the Free" is becoming the "Land of the Kinda Free", or the "Land of the Free, <i>on our terms</i>". Freedom is a luxury that we Americans relish, yet so often we are forced to give some of our freedoms up and, in some peoples case, we try to suppress them ourselves.
Now, I can see some things being outlawed from freedom, things that degrade society or otherwise cause harm to people or otherwise. Gay marriage hurts nobody. In fact, not only does it hurt nobody, but it makes at least two people involved VERY happy, being the gay couple in question.
I don't agree with their lifestyle, and I'll bet they don't agree with mine, but in this country, there has to be a moderate amount of tolerance for MANY different cultures, lifestyles, and viewpoints. That is what this country is all about. So let the gays and lesbians marry. It doesn't hurt anyone but the narrow-minded hypocrites who can't stand to see something happen that they don't agree with.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.