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I think Bill Maher had it right when he talked about the "gay mafia". Maher's exact quote was "I think there is a gay mafia," Maher said. "I think if you cross them, you do get whacked. I really do." "Maher didn't elaborate on what he considers to be the "gay mafia," but the comment suggested he believes that there is a group of powerful gay people, or activists, who go after companies that disagree with their political views." http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.1747421 How is this any less reprehensible than if conservatives started a boycott and made death threats to gay business owners? I think that behavior from either side is disgraceful. But there is a huge double-standard. If conservatives engaged in the type of behavior (boycotts, hate-mail, and death threats) that the LGBT and liberals engage in, you would probably have the Justice Department doing an investigation and looking to prosecute them for a hate crime. But when the LGBT does it, they are just exercising their right to spend their consumer dollars the way they want. If you read some of the comments from the articles, it is clear that many gay people (and plenty of straight liberals) believe that if you think that the definition of marriage is the union between a man and a woman, then you are a really bad, intolerant, hateful person. So then they are justified in their own hate for conservatives. Let me be clear on my position. I am against anyone (regardless of sexual orientation or political affiliation) threatening, bullying, trying to intimidate, sending hate mail, or boycotting people's businesses simply because they disagree with a person on an issue. It would be one thing if the person was a murderer. For example, if OJ Simpson had a business and people boycotted it, I wouldn't have a problem with that. But to threaten someone, bully someone, or boycott someone's business simply because they have a different lifestyle or belief is totally wrong IMO. |
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2. Bill Maher? Seriously? 3. See "lack of death threats," above. 3a. See Dixie Chicks, circa 2003, and death threats. For which there is actually corroboration. The idea that conservatives don't react to political dissent with threats of violence is laughable. There's a fine documentary, "Shut Up and Sing," highly recommended. 4. If you want to legally limit marriage to heterosexual unions, then yes, you are bigoted and intolerant. Which Cruz does. If you are personally opposed to gay marriage, then don't get gay married. 5. So you think it was terrible that black Atlantans boycotted the public bus system in the 1950s- the one that forced them to sit in the back, then. Interesting. And unsurprising.
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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-s...riage-equality You can't boycott Cruz...can't even write him if you aren't from Texas, even tho as a us senator, he can cause us all issues. As for it being up to the states, as that elected idiot says... One, that's poli-speak for I don't like but can't figure out a palatable argument against it. Two, the federal govt. Has granted rights to married people for a long time, and has levied penalties against legally married couples...ie Windsor. Third, we were in the navy when we married. I was a resident of MD, he of ar. Stationed in cali. Have since lived in MD, fl, mo and ar. Our marriage was recognized by every state, and by the feds. That same reciprocity should occur for every married couple. Equal protection under the law is a right for all Americans, and is not a state issue. And if rupe said the bus boycott was wrong, it only reaffirms my choice to place him with dell.
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Here are some successful ones, including several that were about animal welfare. But Rupert opposes all of them. Was unaware he was such a fan of pheasant hunts and using elderly captive elephants in advertising. http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/boyco...lboycotts.aspx
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an effective non violent way to protest. Probably why people still call for them here. And since they are effective i guess thats why some dont care for them.
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http://www.grubstreet.com/2015/04/an...ia-funded.html Or the Michigan auto shop owner http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapi...death_thr.html Or the Florida baker http://www.mediaite.com/online/fl-ba...anti-gay-cake/ Or the Oklahoma Senator http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement...lgbt_activists Or the Illinois mother http://chalcedon.edu/research/articl...aten-violence/ Or the British hotel owners http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...n_4070774.html
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln |