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    GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    And Palin, Rush and Beck aren't involved in the NRSC in any way.

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    RandomEngyRandomEngy Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

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    Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Modern Man wrote: »
    Hachface wrote: »
    Modern Man we all know this. So choose: are you actually arguing against gay marriage, or are you merely insisting on repeatedly pointing out the obvious?
    I'm opposed to gay marriage because it fundamentally re-defines the institution of marriage in a radical manner for which there is simply no historical or cultural basis.

    Straight marriage is utterly unchanged by gay marriage. It is not redefined, sullied, or altered in any way, shape or form. Gay marriage merely extends marriage rights to another class of people.

    There was no historical basis to give women suffrage when the first country gave women the right to vote, was there? Nor was there a basis for giving non-property holders, blacks, and so on the vote. Historical and cultural basis is a shitty shitty reason to not extend rights to people. This is just a smoke screen for bigotry, because you don't consider homosexual relationships equal to heterosexual ones. It's pretty simple.

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    MahnmutMahnmut Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

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    DacDac Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    So, for those of us in California...

    ...


    We just lost the game, didn't we?

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    enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Gosling wrote: »
    And Palin, Rush and Beck aren't involved in the NRSC in any way.

    Right, they're caving to the Tea Partiers. It's great. That's funding Crist doesn't get, though apparently the next big target according to DeMint is to get a winger to run for Senate in California. Barbara Boxer has never heard better news.

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    The Muffin ManThe Muffin Man Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Modern Man wrote: »
    Hachface wrote: »
    Modern Man we all know this. So choose: are you actually arguing against gay marriage, or are you merely insisting on repeatedly pointing out the obvious?
    I'm opposed to gay marriage because it fundamentally re-defines the institution of marriage in a radical manner for which there is simply no historical or cultural basis.

    I hate to take a page out of Mrdobalinas book, but, Prove it.

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    Worst part its not fucking over for these chuckle fucks.

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010196421_elexref7104m.html

    "We're praying that the vote comes through for us," he said. "If the vote doesn't come through tonight, we'll try again."


    This is just round fucking 1. So two bullshit lies exposed.

    1. That they will listen to the will of the people.

    2. That its about the sanctity of marriage.

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    MahnmutMahnmut Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Dac wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    So, for those of us in California...

    ...


    We just lost the game, didn't we?

    Ref. 71 is for identical-to-marriage domestic partnerships, which is more or less the situation in California even after that state fucked up last November.

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    DacDac Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    Dac wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    So, for those of us in California...

    ...


    We just lost the game, didn't we?

    Ref. 71 is for identical-to-marriage domestic partnerships, which is more or less the situation in California even after that state fucked up last November.

    My mixed feelings on this cannot be adequately conveyed in text.

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    JectJect __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Great thing about Gay marriage, much like Abortion. You don't like it, DON'T HAVE ONE!

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    KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    And that's fine, you can continue to be a horrible person all on your own.

    But this isn't in your own home. This is in someone elses home. This is in a loving couples home, and they want to be married, and because you think it's icky and that you are superior to everyone else you get to decide that they can't.

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    Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    bigots matter because they deny rights to other people

    DEM GAYS ARE BAD is not a harmless opinion because that 'harmless opinion' usually translates into a woman not being able to visit her dying wife in the hospital and so on. Bigots vote. There's a reason we don't have a direct democracy.

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    The Muffin ManThe Muffin Man Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Preacher wrote: »
    Great thing about Gay marriage, much like Abortion. You don't like it, DON'T HAVE ONE!

    But if it's legalized, I'll be forced to marry 10 gay men and get 3 abortions despite being a man!

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    CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).
    False equivalence. Everybody being a bit racist doesn't mean you need to think other races shouldn't have the same basic human rights.

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    DacDac Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    I think hating a person because of how they're born or, in some cases, how they choose to live their life, when said life doesn't hurt anybody and, in fact, makes someone else happier, is not something that should be protected by the "right to the ballot box".

    Your "bigot vote is just as good as your vote" is irrelevant as fuck from anything but the strictest legal standpoint, and not really addressing the issue.

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Preacher wrote: »
    Great thing about Gay marriage, much like Abortion. You don't like it, DON'T HAVE ONE!

    But if it's legalized, I'll be forced to marry 10 gay men and get 3 abortions despite being a man!

    The sad part? Thats not much further than what the ads against gay marriage spout.

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    MahnmutMahnmut Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    Or my home, apparently, though I'm not sure why you think you have any business there.

    Look, duder -- your motives may not say much about the validity of your vote, but they say tons about the quality of your character.

    I mean, really? Who gives a fuck about lying? Damn, you're cold.

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    JectJect __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    And that's fine, you can continue to be a horrible person all on your own.

    But this isn't in your own home. This is in someone elses home. This is in a loving couples home, and they want to be married, and because you think it's icky and that you are superior to everyone else you get to decide that they can't.

    So basically no one should be allowed to vote on anything that would have an outcome you don't like.

    Ject on
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    DacDac Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Preacher wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Great thing about Gay marriage, much like Abortion. You don't like it, DON'T HAVE ONE!

    But if it's legalized, I'll be forced to marry 10 gay men and get 3 abortions despite being a man!

    The sad part? Thats not much further than what the ads against gay marriage spout.

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    Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    And that's fine, you can continue to be a horrible person all on your own.

    But this isn't in your own home. This is in someone elses home. This is in a loving couples home, and they want to be married, and because you think it's icky and that you are superior to everyone else you get to decide that they can't.

    So basically no one should be allowed to vote on anything that would have an outcome you don't like.

    Do you have a point or are you just behaving like an infant?

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    KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    And that's fine, you can continue to be a horrible person all on your own.

    But this isn't in your own home. This is in someone elses home. This is in a loving couples home, and they want to be married, and because you think it's icky and that you are superior to everyone else you get to decide that they can't.

    So basically no one should be allowed to vote on anything that would have an outcome you don't like.

    No, but that's pretty damn close to what you're saying. I'm saying that because it's an outcome you personally don't like you shouldn't be allowed to make it illegal. You're saying that because other people want to be happy in a way that doesn't negatively affect anything, they shouldn't get to, because not under your roof, right? Or any other roof apparently. Maybe you just have a huge roof.

    Also I haven't said that no one should be allowed to vote against gay marriage. I've said that everyone who does is a terrible, stupid, shortsighted, arrogant bigot with a sense of superiority that is so vast that they think they know what is best for everyone else in the world.

    Ultimately, it shouldn't come to a vote, because the constitution pretty well lays out that gays should be able to marry, but everyone can vote, and I haven't said anything against that. But go ahead and hate some more, that has historically made everything better.

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    JectJect __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    And that's fine, you can continue to be a horrible person all on your own.

    But this isn't in your own home. This is in someone elses home. This is in a loving couples home, and they want to be married, and because you think it's icky and that you are superior to everyone else you get to decide that they can't.

    So basically no one should be allowed to vote on anything that would have an outcome you don't like.

    Do you have a point or are you just behaving like an infant?

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.

    You oppose a minority group being granted rights because you don't like their life style and feel it affects your rights if they get more. THIS IS THE ENTIRETY OF YOUR ARGUMENT!

    Preacher on
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    JectJect __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    And that's fine, you can continue to be a horrible person all on your own.

    But this isn't in your own home. This is in someone elses home. This is in a loving couples home, and they want to be married, and because you think it's icky and that you are superior to everyone else you get to decide that they can't.

    So basically no one should be allowed to vote on anything that would have an outcome you don't like.

    No, but that's pretty damn close to what you're saying. I'm saying that because it's an outcome you personally don't like you shouldn't be allowed to make it illegal. You're saying that because other people want to be happy in a way that doesn't negatively affect anything, they shouldn't get to, because not under your roof, right? Or any other roof apparently. Maybe you just have a huge roof.

    Also I haven't said that no one should be allowed to vote against gay marriage. I've said that everyone who does is a terrible, stupid, shortsighted, arrogant bigot with a sense of superiority that is so vast that they think they know what is best for everyone else in the world.

    Ultimately, it shouldn't come to a vote, because the constitution pretty well lays out that gays should be able to marry, but everyone can vote, and I haven't said anything against that. But go ahead and hate some more, that has historically made everything better.


    So you believe anything that raises society's overall happiness level by even a little bit is ultimately good and should be done, always.

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    KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.
    Main Entry: big·ot
    Pronunciation: \ˈbi-gət\
    Function: noun
    Etymology: French, hypocrite, bigot
    a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance



    So being intolerant against memebers of a group isn't bigotry because... you like to redefine words outside of, you know, their definition?

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    DacDac Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »
    Mahnmut wrote: »
    RandomEngy wrote: »
    Well it looks like Referendum 71 (upholding gay rights) is going to be narrowly approved in Washington. Nice to see it pass but a little scary just how many people voted against it.

    Yeah; I no longer believe people who say they have nothing against gay couples but are concerned about the word marriage. A long series of situations like this one has made it clear that those people are usually lying.

    And? Who gives a fuck?

    You don't need to provide an essay about why you are making a specific vote. You just vote. And a bigot's vote is just as good as any other motherfucker's vote. Maybe a person really can be opposed to gay marriage because they ARE worried about what it would due to the definition of marriage. Or maybe they just hate gays. Doesn't fucking matter.


    Most people are in fact bigots. You're a bigot, I'm a bigot, the President himself is a bigot (he does not support gay marriage).

    Doesn't mean we're bad people, just means there exist opinions and beliefs that we won't tolerate in our homes.

    And that's fine, you can continue to be a horrible person all on your own.

    But this isn't in your own home. This is in someone elses home. This is in a loving couples home, and they want to be married, and because you think it's icky and that you are superior to everyone else you get to decide that they can't.

    So basically no one should be allowed to vote on anything that would have an outcome you don't like.

    Do you have a point or are you just behaving like an infant?

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.

    I have yet to see an argument opposing gay marriage that was logical or backed up by facts in any way, shape, or form.

    People may not BE bigots, but that doesn't mean that they're not acting in a bigoted way when they vote against gay marriage using some of these bullshit justifications.

    As an example see illdoc's distinction between "what they did" and "what they are."

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    JectJect __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Preacher wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.

    You oppose a minority group being granted rights because you don't like their life style and feel it affects your rights if they get more. THIS IS THE ENTIRETY OF YOUR ARGUMENT!

    I have opposed greater things with far less than that.

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.

    You oppose a minority group being granted rights because you don't like their life style and feel it affects your rights if they get more. THIS IS THE ENTIRETY OF YOUR ARGUMENT!

    I have opposed greater things with far less than that.

    Might want to keep that to yourself bill.

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    JectJect __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.
    Main Entry: big·ot
    Pronunciation: \ˈbi-gət\
    Function: noun
    Etymology: French, hypocrite, bigot
    a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance



    So being intolerant against memebers of a group isn't bigotry because... you like to redefine words outside of, you know, their definition?

    Not everyone opposed to gay marriage is a true bigot under that definition. Only some.

    Believe it or not there really are people who are only worried about the semantics. You just can't seem to accept that. Why?

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    The Muffin ManThe Muffin Man Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.

    You oppose a minority group being granted rights because you don't like their life style and feel it affects your rights if they get more. THIS IS THE ENTIRETY OF YOUR ARGUMENT!

    I have opposed greater things with far less than that.

    That's not quite a convincing argument that you're not a bigot.

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    DevoutlyApatheticDevoutlyApathetic Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.

    You oppose a minority group being granted rights because you don't like their life style and feel it affects your rights if they get more. THIS IS THE ENTIRETY OF YOUR ARGUMENT!

    I have opposed greater things with far less than that.

    Are you seriously advocating a totalitarian democracy?

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    KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    No, but that's pretty damn close to what you're saying. I'm saying that because it's an outcome you personally don't like you shouldn't be allowed to make it illegal. You're saying that because other people want to be happy in a way that doesn't negatively affect anything, they shouldn't get to, because not under your roof, right? Or any other roof apparently. Maybe you just have a huge roof.

    Also I haven't said that no one should be allowed to vote against gay marriage. I've said that everyone who does is a terrible, stupid, shortsighted, arrogant bigot with a sense of superiority that is so vast that they think they know what is best for everyone else in the world.

    Ultimately, it shouldn't come to a vote, because the constitution pretty well lays out that gays should be able to marry, but everyone can vote, and I haven't said anything against that. But go ahead and hate some more, that has historically made everything better.


    So you believe anything that raises society's overall happiness level by even a little bit is ultimately good and should be done, always.

    Are you deliberately being obtuse, or are you actually this much of a moron?

    What does "that doesn't negatively affect anything" mean in your world? I mean I know since you don't actually know what a bigot is words seem to be confusing to you, but try and actually read before you respond.


    Also, something with only positive consequences and no negative ones probably should be done yes.


    And I should get out of this thread. I feel too strongly about people actually having rights and other people blindly trying to deny them, and defending it by proudly talking about how horrible they are to remain civil.

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    JectJect __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.

    You oppose a minority group being granted rights because you don't like their life style and feel it affects your rights if they get more. THIS IS THE ENTIRETY OF YOUR ARGUMENT!

    I have opposed greater things with far less than that.

    That's not quite a convincing argument that you're not a bigot.

    No, I'm probably a bigot.

    Doesn't really matter though. Nothing I can do about it. Beliefs are beliefs.

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    SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Ject wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »

    My point is that calling people bigots just because they oppose gay marriage is like calling someone in an argument an infant when they actually aren't.
    Main Entry: big·ot
    Pronunciation: \ˈbi-gət\
    Function: noun
    Etymology: French, hypocrite, bigot
    a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance



    So being intolerant against memebers of a group isn't bigotry because... you like to redefine words outside of, you know, their definition?

    Not everyone opposed to gay marriage is a true bigot under that definition. Only some.

    Believe it or not there really are people who are only worried about the semantics. You just can't seem to accept that. Why?

    Semantics? What the fuck is there to worry about fucking semantics?

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    iTunesIsEviliTunesIsEvil Cornfield? Cornfield.Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Gay Marriage: Dudes'll be buttfucking in your living room, like for realz. Vote no! Keep your living room poop-chute-fuckin' free.

    You don't like being called a bigot, Ject? Don't act like one. You don't like gay marriage in your home? Don't let gays get married in your home. But you can fuck off with your "being a bigot doesn't make me a bad guy, I've just got a different opinion" bullshit.

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    StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited November 2009
    Because denying people rights over semantics is perfectly rational.

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    SyphonBlue wrote: »

    Semantics? What the fuck is there to worry about fucking semantics?

    A roving gang of semantics murdered my entire family once syphon!

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    JectJect __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Khavall wrote: »
    Ject wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    No, but that's pretty damn close to what you're saying. I'm saying that because it's an outcome you personally don't like you shouldn't be allowed to make it illegal. You're saying that because other people want to be happy in a way that doesn't negatively affect anything, they shouldn't get to, because not under your roof, right? Or any other roof apparently. Maybe you just have a huge roof.

    Also I haven't said that no one should be allowed to vote against gay marriage. I've said that everyone who does is a terrible, stupid, shortsighted, arrogant bigot with a sense of superiority that is so vast that they think they know what is best for everyone else in the world.

    Ultimately, it shouldn't come to a vote, because the constitution pretty well lays out that gays should be able to marry, but everyone can vote, and I haven't said anything against that. But go ahead and hate some more, that has historically made everything better.


    So you believe anything that raises society's overall happiness level by even a little bit is ultimately good and should be done, always.

    Are you deliberately being obtuse, or are you actually this much of a moron?

    What does "that doesn't negatively affect anything" mean in your world? I mean I know since you don't actually know what a bigot is words seem to be confusing to you, but try and actually read before you respond.


    Also, something with only positive consequences and no negative ones probably should be done yes.


    And I should get out of this thread. I feel too strongly about people actually having rights and other people blindly trying to deny them, and defending it by proudly talking about how horrible they are to remain civil.


    The problem with you son, is that some of these "bigots" are actually otherwise good people. Sometimes even great people, such as scientists, doctors, astronauts or Presidents of the United States.

    But that's not enough for you. You want all these people who oppose gay marriage to be some kind of terrible monsters who would just as easily segregate blacks and whites or be Nazis or whatever. You want everyone to hate these people and prevent them from having any say.

    But that's just not the way it really is.

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