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I don't think it helps the debate if we just call people who oppose gay marriage 'bigots'. I know a lot of these people, and while some of them are probably just bigots, some of them are more than willing to give well-articulated, valid reasons why the state shouldn't support homosexual unions. Can't we save the term 'homophobe' for those who really are bigoted against homosexuals, and those that disagree with their lifestyle. (Sexual tendency may or may not be a choice; lifestyle certainly is.)
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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