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[twoxweeksxaway]

remember back in the day
when 4/10ths of my entries were politically charged
and colleen and peter left a lot of
bush-y comments?

then i mellowed out.
and stopped fighting so much.
(still caring, no energy, no election)

i just read an article in The New York Times Magazine about the core of the crusade against gay marriage.
Revealing that the

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[aphrodites_foe]

WWJD

[twoxweeksxaway]

people panicked as much about interracial marriage forty years ago as they are now panicking about gay marriage.

about once a generation, a new (perceived) threat sends conservatives into a frenzy over the destruction of values, decline of western society, etc., etc.

within decades, those apparently outlandish shows of liberalism become the status quo, with few of the anticipated harms actually appearing but with significant civil rights' gains.

same goes for racial segregation, attitudes towards Catholics (will not hire ---> camelot), and slavery, though, granted, the South truly has not been the same since the end of the Civil War.

these people will never cease to complain and abuse. they will just find new issues. Bush's position as President only strengthens the resolve of the anti-gay movement, because its supporters feel that they can claim a crucial ally in the Oval Office.

[twoxweeksxaway]

i figured from your last entry that that relationship was on the rocks.

congratulations :-)