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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:11 pm
(February 26, 2014 at 8:54 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Governor Shithead of Arizona has vetoed the bill.
Fantastic news. This thing will roller coaster pretty soon.
It's been said a thousand times before, but these arguments against marriage equality have been recycled for desegregation, interracial marriage, and now gay marriage. It's sad that everyone doesn't see right through it immediately.
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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:18 pm
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(February 26, 2014 at 4:01 pm)truthBtold Wrote: Give it time... one day people will look back and say... what were we thinking.. it is perfectly natural for one human being to love another. ...
Suddenly: aliens, clones, sentient non'living' machines.
The 'naturalness' of it is kinda irrelevant, really.
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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:19 pm
Time for a reality check about Arizona:
As we speak there are 6 little republicunt douchenozzles looking for the nomination for governor (Brewer is term-limited...perhaps the best use of term limits ever). One of them voted for the bill in the senate. Another has said he would veto it but then bring together the proponents to re-write a better bill...to give bigots cover for discrimination. The other 4 said they would veto it and they will piss off the base for that.
Whoever wins the republicunt nomination will..unless he trips on his dick or something...doubtlessly win the election in this fucked-up state.
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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:21 pm
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(February 26, 2014 at 4:21 pm)futilethewinds Wrote: Yes, but not having equal rights could prevent us from being able to adopt, have hospital visitation rights, inherit each other's property, etc. It would be very inconvenient.
Oddly, these 'rights' should not be dependent on 'marriage' to begin with.
(February 26, 2014 at 5:01 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote: I think people 2,000 from now are going to wonder why we bothered with these fragile sacks of flesh and water, honestly.
Then they will have forgotten the pains and pleasures of flesh and of water.
I think imagining 'people' 2000 years from now is extremely speculative.
(February 26, 2014 at 5:05 pm)Chad32 Wrote: In 2000 years, everyone's minds will be hooked up to a virtual reality machine, able to control their surroundings with a thought. That's how you get world peace. That's how you give everyone everything they want, so they don't have to steal or kill to do it. Then some asshole hacks the machine because there can be only one virtual god.
For their sakes... I hope not. That's a brilliant way to manufacture insanity.
Getting everything you want usually precludes being extremely distraught at not getting something you want.
That 'asshole' has probably salvaged what few among the population haven't gone completely mad.
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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:30 pm
Marriage equality is taking root in the unlikeliest of places, and the tide is turning on marijuana legalization -- two things I doubted not so long ago that I would live to see. Now if only I can piss on Pat Robertson's grave while watching video of Fred Phelps getting buggered by a Catholic priest wearing a boy scout uniform, I can rest in peace.
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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:34 pm
(February 26, 2014 at 11:30 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: Now if only I can piss on Pat Robertson's grave while watching video of Fred Phelps getting buggered by a Catholic priest wearing a boy scout uniform, I can rest in peace.
I think I'd like to just know that this exists. I don't think I wanna see that.
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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:34 pm
(February 26, 2014 at 9:01 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: I blame religion 100% for the "moral" wars of society.
Religion is not of sole fault. You give it too much credit
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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:38 pm
(February 26, 2014 at 11:34 pm)Alice Wrote: Religion is not of sole fault. You give it too much credit HAHA YOU HAVE "DONGS" IN YOUR RELIGIOUS VIEWS.
I have the emotional maturity of a 12-year-old boy.
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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:41 pm
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(February 26, 2014 at 9:49 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I remember saying in middle or high school that I wanted to only date virgins because I really didn't want STDs, and someone informed me the chances of that were quite low. I referred to those girls as sluts, and coincidentally did not get any dates. Obviously I should have tried harder when I was young.
High schools are STI farms, largely because of how high school dating works. You have probably done well to stay away.
That said... calling people 'sluts' was probably unnecessarily rude.
(February 26, 2014 at 11:38 pm)futilethewinds Wrote: HAHA YOU HAVE "DONGS" IN YOUR RELIGIOUS VIEWS.
I have the emotional maturity of a 12-year-old boy.
I also have "coffins".
Based on the above evidence, I likely have a thing for grinding bones, and eating them. Bonemeal~
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RE: Marriage equality: Texas
February 26, 2014 at 11:51 pm
I definitely shouldn't have insulted them, though if I was dating a girl, my peers would be expecting me to have sex. In fact they thought it was weird that I didn't know what orgasms were, how to use a condom, or basically have any experience with sex.
I think a big part of it was that I had some problems producing testosterone, so I really just wasn't horny. I had to start taking shots at about age 16, and it was a while after that before I started masturbating. Boy did that change everything.
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