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>Gay marriage is just the final nail in the coffin of marriage, which was already basically dead. It's a mind-bogglingly stupid hill to die on, but nobody ever
by rudolf0 10y ago
>Gay marriage is just the final nail in the coffin of marriage, which was already basically dead. It's a mind-bogglingly stupid hill to die on, but nobody ever accused conservatives of brilliance.
I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here. Are you for or against gay marriage?
- mulletbum 10y agoI think the statement should mean neither. He is saying marriage institution being a government subsidy is absurd and should be shot in the head. No one should "get married" in government standards. We should not assist someone in any way for having a child. We should enforce population control as light handed as possible. Okay that's just how I feel about everything actually, nevermind.
- nickbauman 10y agoYou're missing the point of legal marriage. At minimum, it's meant to provide a legal framework for adults who are raising children together so that the children are legally protected under the rubric of a family. Nothing to do (necessarily) with tax or policy incentives.
- mitochondrion 10y agoIn order for marriage to be worth anything, it has to be a lifelong contract enforceable in a court of law. If a wife can eject from the marriage at any time, it isn't marriage. If a wife can eject from the marriage at any time _and_ take the house _and_ take the children _and_ reach into her former husband's pocketbook for years on end and possibly for the rest of his life, it isn't just not marriage, it's slavery. Protesting homosexual marriage after heterosexual marriage has been destroyed is utterly absurd. It boggles my mind to think that anyone is that stupid.