(February 3, 2012 at 4:56 am)CliveStaples Wrote:(February 3, 2012 at 4:48 am)RW_9 Wrote: The difference is it's none of your goddamned business who other people love or fuck. This isn't just politics, it's about people's lives we're talking about. We are talking about love, life, and happiness. Attacking someone's pursuit of those things will make people hate you. Fucking deal with it.
Okay, let's work with this a little bit. If the principle is "It isn't your business, so don't express disapproval", what's wrong with saying "It isn't your business, so don't express approval"? Why is it that--conveniently--it is only people who disagree with your own personal views who are disallowed by the rules of polite society to express their views?
RW has already answered this but I'm not sure you get his point. Do you see that a parade that not only allows a downtrodden group to affirm their human rights but also allows those not in that group to affirm their support, is different than a parade to condemn that group and to send the message yet again that gays deserve their second class status? These are not equal positions and that isn't only because I happen to agree with the former and not the latter.
Are you arguing in the abstract or would you yourself actually like to participate in a parade to celebrate discrimination, bigotry and your right to feel okay about being a hater?
