Signal-to-Noise Ratio

[lolmac]

I've spent a lot of time over the last two days watching the #LoveWins hashtag on Twitter (where, as most of the online world knows, you get an automatic little rainbow heart easter egg on the hashtag).  It's been, mostly, great -- astonishing and glorious and vibrant, a massive shout of joy

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[magnavox_23]

*sends hugs and kisses* I am so happy for you guys, I too had no idea this was going on until the internet exploded! Some companies and pollies are just bandwagoning yes, but who cares, this is a good step on the way to true equality. <3

[lolmac]

I've seen it being used to turn up some of the pressure on Australia! It will take a huge amount of pressure, and probably the death of half a generation of your home-grown troglodytes -- that's what it took here -- but we're rooting for you!

Hmmm. If only we could airlift our own remaining troglodytes to Australia, and drop them on top of yours -- without parachutes, that is -- that would solve so many problems on both sides of the Pacific! You'd have to hose down some sidewalks afterwards, though. Do you think the clean-up effort would be worth it? Troglodytes do start to smell so quickly after you've dropped them on each other's heads..

[magnavox_23]

Basically, the only thing standing in the way here is our conservative Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. In order for a marriage equality bill to be passed (we have three in waiting), he has to allow his party a conscious vote - that is having every member in his party have a vote individually. At the moment, they are forced to vote along party lines, however we know a great number in the party are pro equality.

There is some hope after the winter parliment break that he will allow a conscious vote due to this pressure, but he came out yesterday and said that the recent events in Ireland and the US have not swayed him one iota to change his own views.

We have marriage equality rallies practically every other weekend here, but the more conservative pollies who hold the power just ignore it, and have been threatened by the Catholic and Anglican churches of excommunication if they support martiage equality.

[lolmac]

Got it. Let's put Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz inside a 17-ton safe and drop it on Tony Abbott's head. Although I'd like to include Rick Scott and Pam Bondi in the drop as well. How many troglodytes can you fit inside a 17-ton safe?

[lemonpiefirefly]

I don't know just how many that would be, but I might be willing to sacrifice a few *in the name of science, of course* to figure it out