General / Off-Topic Well holy hell, US Supreme Court grants same-sex marriages same rights as regular ones; Rhetoric engines rev up.

[MadMoe]

Well holy hell, US Supreme Court grants same-sex marriages same rights as regular ones; Rhetoric engines rev up.

Brilliant decision made by the SCOTUS today: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slat...age_here_is_the_beautiful_last_paragraph.html
https://www.yahoo.com/politics/supreme-court-affirms-right-to-gay-marriage-122495807066.html

Tasty rhetoric from some of our more embarassing officials: https://theweek.com/speedreads/563138/mike-huckabee-gay-marriage-ruling-not-acquiesce-imperial-court
https://theweek.com/speedreads/5631...demonstrates-courts-threat-american-democracy
Weapons-Grade rhetoric: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richa...g-to_b_7672040.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

Congratulations to all those that this affects.

 

[Surfinjo]

It's good news and common sense for all Americans.

 

[Iskariot]

About time. There is no judicial or moral reason not to do so.

 

[adoredtv]

It's good news and common sense for all Americans.

I fear almost half of Americans will disagree though, which when you think about it is pretty staggering and scary.

 

[X-Terminator]

I vote for Mormons multi-marriages to be legal (have as many wives they can afford!)

 

[Iskariot]

I vote for Mormons multi-marriages to be legal (have as many wives they can afford!)

I agree. If people want multi-mariages, then they should be legally free to do so.

 

[Parmo]

About time. There is no judicial or moral reason not to do so.

So says you.
There is no moral absolute in human society or societies: although a significant proportion of violence is done by people who take the stance that their morals are the absolute and that their morals are the basis for their judiciary.
This news will not be 'good' news, and it will definitely not be common sense, to others.
For me, I find it intriguing that the USA is so schizophrenic about religion; It's supposed to be a secular state yet the President has to be Christian, most of it's people reject the theory of evolution, and yet has just passed this judicial judgement.
Then again religion is paranoid about sex and sexuality!
Let's hope things are different in 3300.

 

[Hexen]

Well it's their country and their laws. Thankfully this does not affect me nor my country in any foreseeable future and I'm quite happy with it. I just don't like the fact that every pro-western media source now tries to rub off some of that news and hop on the train. Looks rather false and weak to me. Otherwise I could care less. They might as well start to walk on their ears out there while continuing teaching rest of the world how to live and pretending that they have moral high ground. If only there was a way to coexist like it is in the Alliance of Independent Systems where everybody minding their own business

 

[Elgered]

Let's hope things are different in 3300.

Let's hope they are "better", not medieval. But I see there is still an "empire" in 3300...

 

[Parmo]

Let's hope they are "better", not medieval. But I see there is still an "empire" in 3300...

Yeah, there always has to be an 'empire', an evil empire, an evil attractive empire, an empire that pays well.
It appears empires get the most support these days.

 

[Surfinjo]

So says you.
This news will not be 'good' news, and it will definitely not be common sense, to others.
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I remain perplexed at the numbers of people who demand respect for themselves and their way of life while denying the same to others.

 

[Adept]

Great news well done Yanks.

 

[Agremont]

About damn time.

I happy for you America.

 

[EdzUp]

I vote for Mormons multi-marriages to be legal (have as many wives they can afford!)

Are you mad, think of all those mother in laws LOL Also all that naggin ouch

 

[Almighty Bob]

So if I was an American Mormon I can now marry say 2 women and 3 blokes. Maybe we could all get married to everyone else.

*NB good for the yanks and well done the supreme court*

 

[Jenner]

It's good news, and certainly about time.

"Americans will always do the right thing, after we've exhausted every other option." Lol.

Well I'm proud that we've done some good this week.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Now, it would be time on the planet, to authorize the marriage between the humans and the cats and the dogs

 

[FrogsFriend]

Well done Supreme Court. The human race takes another little step forwards towards becoming civilised

 

[Cmdr Orren 'Shade' Garvin]

Just read a real cracker in the Independent. Arnie Schwarzenegger, in support of this decision, changed his social media profile pics to copies with rainbow overlays. Most of his followers approved. One didn't and informed Arnie that he was unfollowing him. Minutes later Arnie posted the reply 'Hasta la vista!"
Class!

 

[Enride]

Few ideals impose violence and hatred as much as religion, which is why its mindblowing to listen to religious people preach about love and respect while at the same time spewing hate and intolerance against people simply because they are in love with the "wrong" person.
If god is "love", why does god's champions constantly try to rid the world of it?

Besides, if god dont want people to be gay, why does he make them gay in the first place?


If I was a believer, I wouldnt have a doubt in my mind that the bible and religion as we know it is the work of satan.
A perfect way to keep the world and its people torn apart.

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Just read a real cracker in the Independent. Arnie Schwarzenegger, in support of this decision, changed his social media profile pics to copies with rainbow overlays. Most of his followers approved. One didn't and informed Arnie that he was unfollowing him. Minutes later Arnie posted the reply 'Hasta la vista!"
Class!

Arnie is great!
For a republican, he sure has some decent opinions.