6th November 2004, 9:00 PM
Okay, but let me revive your metaphor for the acceptance of blacks. The majority of the people all those years ago wanted nothing to do with racial equality. Black were <i>not</i> equal, they were inferior. However their acceptance did not happen simply due to a change in generations. Things change when people push the envelope. Things like the first school in Alabama accepting black students (forget the name, Green-something right?), Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat, Martin Luther King's speech, and other such events lead to the eventual acceptance of blacks that we have today.
I think the people fighting for gay marraige know that if nothing happens, nothing will change. They need to push things forward a bit every so often. I agree that for the most part, gay marriage is still not accepted and that will likely not change for some time, but baby steps are the way to go for these people. Eventually, they'll be accepted. I agree with you on that.
My problem with the whole thing is why it's such a controversial subject. I see no possible way that it can harm society or the world by letting two people who love one another get hitched, regardless of their genders.
It's not all about what people want either. How many American people do you think "wanted" to go to war with Iraq?
I think the people fighting for gay marraige know that if nothing happens, nothing will change. They need to push things forward a bit every so often. I agree that for the most part, gay marriage is still not accepted and that will likely not change for some time, but baby steps are the way to go for these people. Eventually, they'll be accepted. I agree with you on that.
My problem with the whole thing is why it's such a controversial subject. I see no possible way that it can harm society or the world by letting two people who love one another get hitched, regardless of their genders.
It's not all about what people want either. How many American people do you think "wanted" to go to war with Iraq?
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