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I'm not sure hailing this as a triumph for democracy makes much sense. "Estonia Decided!" alright, but they decided against it by a large margin. Most Estonia
by imanaccount247 12y ago
I'm not sure hailing this as a triumph for democracy makes much sense. "Estonia Decided!" alright, but they decided against it by a large margin. Most Estonians are not in favor of gay marriage being recognized, and have been demonstrating against the bill for weeks. Parliament pushing through a law the people don't want isn't Estonia deciding, it is Estonian politicians deciding. http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=y&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uudised.err.ee%2Findex.php%3F06166967&sl=auto&tl=en&history_state0= http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=y&u=h...
- aaronbrethorst 12y agoRelevant recent xkcd: http://xkcd.com/1431/ http://xkcd.com/1431/
- xunra 12y agoIt depends on who you ask, most of the older generation who grew up under soviet propaganda don't want it. While the younger generation supports this. The people demonstrating are funded by christian and Russian Orthodox churches which is fine but if you consider that something like 85% of Estonians are atheists then it becomes just weird as in they don't really showcase most of our views and are in it for their own reasons. All in all I think it was a right step forward for our country in becoming more accepting of people and in 10 years time it will pay off.