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> I cannot think of a single major change in any major Western country since the start of the century that I would call an improvement of individual rights. Wo
by gameman144 3y ago
> I cannot think of a single major change in any major Western country since the start of the century that I would call an improvement of individual rights.
Would gay marriage rights not fall under an improvement of individual rights here? If not, why?
- p-e-w 3y agoSee above.
- gameman144 3y agoAm I missing something in your original comment? I don't see any comment regarding gay marriage anywhere up the tree.
- p-e-w 3y agoI meant see my reply to the sibling comment of your comment, which raises the same point. Group rights and individual rights are not the same thing.
- HelloMcFly 3y agoI truly don't see the difference in this case. You - as an individual - now have the right to legally marry whomever you choose provided they have the legal right to consent (e.g., old enough, of sound mind, etc.). You may not have any desire or need to exercise that right, but it's still yours all the same.