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Originally Posted by Mr. Kotter
Preserving man-and-woman as the standard for marriage, in the face of activism aimed at over-turning what many see as a common sense tradition.....that's why conservatives are sometimes referred to as "reactionaries."
They are "reacting" to the "activism" of liberals who are driving the change.
Duh.
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If you are labeling gay people who are trying to obtain equal rights "activists" then I can see where you would have stood during the Civil Rights Era. Gay people want to get married so they can have the same rights as you, and these are important rights such as health care for partners, hospital visitation rights, and other basic things. They are not trying to get married to ruin your marriage or make your children gay, yet the conservative side seems to assume that is an inevitability.
You use "activism" in a pejorative sense (we always hear conservative whining about "activist judges") and it completely disrepects the PROGRESS our country made during the "activism" of the Civil Rights Era, where progress was made thanks to the "liberals" who had the gaul to believe in equal rights for all people.
I am not saying you are prejudiced, I just think we should avoid portraying people who support gay marriage as radical activists.