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I’d rather fight than just accept equality for gay people ends at state lines. If we’d left things to states, Jim Crow would’ve stayed on the books for decades
by TulliusCicero 5y ago
I’d rather fight than just accept equality for gay people ends at state lines.
If we’d left things to states, Jim Crow would’ve stayed on the books for decades longer, and some states would still not have gay marriage.
- dane-pgp 5y ago> I’d rather fight than just accept equality for gay people ends at state lines. Why stop there, though? Should the US invade countries that have worse rights for gay people, in order to "liberate" them? Both states and countries are (in some sense) just lines on a map, and ultimately you are using the threat of force if you are imposing a set of rules on people, whether you use an army to do so or not.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoNah. Dividing lines at nation states does have some value. That said, supporting the fight for gay rights in other countries? Sure. There's a lot of daylight between "do nothing" and "invade with army."
- bartaxyz 5y agoThe beauty of this solution is that you are free to fight in other states for legislation. Instead of it being imposed to the states by the federal government even though the local population might not agree.