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When you say "It's the damn righties, blah, blah, blah" - you marginalize and make people feel as if they have to switch sides in order to support a particular issue. Obviously, that reduces the likelihood of getting support from unlikely places because it becomes framed in an all-or-nothing proposition. If we are addressing the changing of a specific right, then focus on that right and those who oppose it, not their political leanings.
If you simply say, "Those who oppose gay marriage are incorrect and here's why..." it focuses the laser on those who oppose gay marriage. When you say, "The right are idiots because they oppose gay marriage....," it is not only untrue (some people who are on the right support it and some people who are on the left oppose it)...it creates an unnecessary defensiveness and does not move us towards the end game - which is building a quorum and correcting this injustice.
Or, I could be misunderstanding the point of this thread and have only now come to realize this is simply the weekly bashing of all things "not left" and therefore, right. In which case, carry on.
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