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In reply to the discussion: You know, I've been on DU for sixteen years... [View all]hlthe2b
(102,225 posts)and quite frankly, I'd bet a lot of minds have been changed with the discourse. I remember when Obama was being put through the ringer here because he was not YET at the point of full support for gay marriage... I think a lot of posters here evolved, just as Obama and our society in general was doing on gay rights and many other issues. So, would it be fair to single out someone's (perceived) "inappropriate statement" from as much as 16 years ago, (in your case) to judge who that DUer is today?
That's what it seems some are doing. Contrast that with calling out someone with decades of homophobic or racist or misogynistic or hateful comments... Quite a different matter, at least to me....
I believe in EVOLUTION! (both re: Darwinism and in personal and societal growth)