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a) why is it that people suddenly realize that marriage is useless when gay marriage is debated? it's really off topic on this thread. b) "The tactic .. does n
by bakhy 13y ago
a) why is it that people suddenly realize that marriage is useless when gay marriage is debated? it's really off topic on this thread.
b) "The tactic .. does not work" - this is just plain false. many important social changes were brought about through protesting against injustice.
- vezzy-fnord 13y agoa) In my case, I've held these views concerning the utility of marriage for a while. However, to answer your question, since gay marriage is still very much an unorthodox institution to many people, it likely provokes them to think outside of their usual boundaries on the topic of marriage in general. b) This is a very, very watered down form of "protesting against injustice". You're essentially attacking one person and trying to boycott the decades of seminal work by a non-profit foundation for free software over one morally objectionable act. One that he does not seem to bring into his workplace, and one that by the way, got ruled unconstitutional and overturned. It has no present effect on anyone. Of course, it is remarkably less difficult to do that, while still flying under the guise of a greater cause.
- bakhy 13y agoa) who is "them"? :) don't get me wrong, i respect the anti-marriage attitude, it's a legitimate position. but it's not fair to bring it up when the topic is marriage equality. even if you're against marriage, i think you should support marriage equality - because, if marriage is here, it should at least be fair to all. the fact that you may be against marriage in general does not really matter as much on this particular topic. b) there is no imperative for Mozilla to have him as the CEO. however, when Mozilla places him as CEO and sticks to it, then it is a potential problem.