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What? So you think that gay sex should be illegal?

• EliRivers 8y ago
  Nobody said that. I think the cup of tea I'm drinking won't last, yet I don't think cups of tea should be illegal. Edit to update: The cup of did indeed did not last, and is now gone. I still don't think a cup of tea should be illegal.
  • SiempreViernes 8y ago
    The comment that "it won't last" was made in the context of decriminalization, the implication that something will be illegal again is hard to escape.
    • EliRivers 8y ago
      The comment So you think that gay sex should be illegal? was made in the context of nothing whatsoever. That's the comment I'm shooting down. The assumption that M_Bakhtiari thinks gay sex should be illegal; it is not supported in any way by M_Bakhtiari's comment "I don't think this will last, not even in the west".
• gdfasfklshg4 8y ago
  "It won't last" is clearly an opinion about whether or not it will last. NOT a value judgement about whether the person wants it to last. For example "We all die eventually" means "all humans die eventually" NOT "I want all humans dead". Or in this case the GP is saying that they think that gay sex will be illegal again NOT that they want gay sex to be illegal again. As someone that personally wants gay sex to be legal myself this is an important consideration. We are fortunate (in the West at least) to live in a fairly liberal society. We have to remember that freedoms have waxed and waned in human history and we should guard against steps which would lead to important freedoms being limited. I get that this is a very emotive topic but it is important not to jump to conclusions - in fact it is part of the rules of this site to assume good faith.