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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Sometimes there is a certain amount of exploitation going on, I won't deny that. However, I'm talking about the cases involving two or more consenting adults. In the United States, these are considered taboo and outlawed using the same reasoning by which gay marriage is outlawed. Therefore, what perplexes me the most, is how people can freely throw out the infamous "B" word without regards to the fact that they're more than likely just as bigotted as the people they try label.
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Well, by implying that everyone is a bigot, you haven't really made much of a dent in the notion that the people who oppose gay marriage are bigots.
By a similar extension, the people who oppose gay marriage find themselves in a similar position to the folks who oppose interracial marriage, a position which is clearly bigoted.
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I've said this before and I'll say it again. It's impossible for any society to appease every social group present. There isn't a single society which isn't/hasn't been built on social inequalities. Rather you appease the majority while (Trying) to protect the minority.
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Yeah, maybe, but when any minority groups starts demanding equal rights and there isn't really any solid reason to deny them these rights, that's not just a matter of appeasing some fringe groups. You can't appease everyone, but you should at the very least not be arbitrarily dismissive of the desires of people just because you don't like who they have sex with.
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Anyway, we could easily decide this debate. Instead of lawmakers and judges trying to regulate laws and set precendents, they should just allow the people to vote and decide what they want.
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Actually, that still wouldn't decide the debate. When was the last time a vote definitively settled anything in the minds of the people voting? Ultimately, you know who won the vote, but that's about it. The people on the losing side will still try to get their needs met, whether they're bigots or not.
Even if we did vote, it wouldn't matter because i'm pretty sure that any kind of referendum, unless it concerns a constitutional amendment, is superceded by the constitution itself.
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If the majority of ballots say yes, then legalize gay marriage.
If the majority of ballots say no, then don't.
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Maybe we could work it in between commercial breaks on american idol.