That's very true. Speaking entirely about politicians, though, and not about the general population, many of the anti-gay marriage types still act so publicly indignant because they feel like much of America will accept that kind of hate speech because it operates under the guise of religion. To an extent, they're right. I read a poll that said something like 52% of Americans disagree with the idea of gay marriage, which is still a majority. Gay marriage and Muslims are like the last two things in American society that it's still okay to hate.
My point being, even if those politicians felt segregation was a good idea, they would never state it publicly for fear of being ostracized. They would no longer be taken seriously by the majority of the public because culturally we've progressed on that issue. It's only a matter of time before gay marriage follows suit, and so many of those politicians fail to see the comparisons because they think THIS time the issue is morally defensible. When in reality, no politician ever advocated something they didn't think was morally defensible (slavery, segregation, voting rights and on throughout history).
My point being, even if those politicians felt segregation was a good idea, they would never state it publicly for fear of being ostracized. They would no longer be taken seriously by the majority of the public because culturally we've progressed on that issue. It's only a matter of time before gay marriage follows suit, and so many of those politicians fail to see the comparisons because they think THIS time the issue is morally defensible. When in reality, no politician ever advocated something they didn't think was morally defensible (slavery, segregation, voting rights and on throughout history).
Sorry, I realize that comment was far too long.
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