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> Standards should be higher for folks with more power. Joe Biden voted for the "Defense of Marriage Act", Yet many LGBT people supported him becoming presiden

• kbelder 10mo ago
  Obama opposed gay marriage as well. As did many prominent politicians, left and right. The swing from opposing it to supporting it was a huge cultural shift, and I'm not sure I've seen anything like that happen so quickly, except maybe during a time of war. It went from being opposed by a strong majority to supported by a strong majority in... maybe 5-8 years? It was pretty impressive, and I think it's a sign that the marketplace of ideas can still function. It helps a lot that it's really a harmless thing. It's giving people more freedom, not taking any away from anyone, and so as soon as it became clear that it wasn't causing a problem, everybody shrugged and went 'ok'.
• lotsofpulp 10mo ago
  Supporting one of two candidates in a first past the post election is simply supporting the lesser evil. There is no other information to glean.
  • account42 10mo ago
    Same goes for CEOs.
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