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Originally Posted by smooth
I've met lots of people who disagree with me on all of the things you listed.
I believe that personal disagreement is separate from legislating one's differences and imposing those beliefs on others in a hetergenous society.
What do you mean by "irretrievable?"
Whether they are bigoted or not depends on the reasons for their disagreement.
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Obviously, people disagree on all of these issues. Obviously, there are laws in many states prohibiting not just same sex marriage, but polygamy and incest (defined as first cousins or something like that). The question is whether or not you must be a bigot for voting for or against repeal of any or all of these laws. It doesn't seem to make sense to separate the same sex part of this as a special minority group when there are lots of people who fit into the other categories as well. The crux of the argument for same sex marriage seems to be that it is a private matter that doesn't hurt anyone and the gov't should stay out of our private lives in that respect. The same arguments seem to work for the other situations. I don't think it is fair to label everyone who may be against some or all of these types of marriage a bigot without knowing more about the person and the reasons for their thoughts. You seem to be suggesting that as well. I just don't like reading over and over on these treads--and there are lots of them--how the bigots of the world support hate amendments if they don't vote a certain way. It's too simple, too convenient, unproductive, and unnecessarily insulting