hedgehog
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Thu Nov-06-08 03:37 PM
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At what point will protecting the right of the majority to be bigots start costing money? |
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Edited on Thu Nov-06-08 03:37 PM by hedgehog
Specifically, if California goes ahead to ban gay marriage while it remains legal in Massachusetts and Connecticut and becomes legal in New York, just where do you think the next Silicon Valley will be located?
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Thu Nov-06-08 03:38 PM
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1. That is the point the Republicans Against Prop 8 was making. |
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Thu Nov-06-08 03:40 PM
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2. That's an excellent point |
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I admit that I hadn't gotten any farther than "what the fuck are you bigoted assholes thinking?" If I'd taken the next step, I'd have realized that the stronger rhetorical course is to criticize the economic impact of this bigoted and disgusting legislation.
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Thu Nov-06-08 06:06 PM
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3. I think we've seen in this election that bigotry is a luxury people |
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are willing to forego when a paycheck is on the line!
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Thu Nov-06-08 06:34 PM
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4. You've got to admire principles like that! |
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