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June 20, 2013
"The power of the machine is always increasing.
Few in the Reagan era could have imagined that in the lives of their grown children, most Americans would come to regard gay marriage as an essential civil right.Why did this happen? Because the ruling class is sovereign not just politically, but also intellectually. What it believes, everyone comes to believe - and is horrified that previous generations somehow failed to believe." -- Unqualified Reservations: Civil liberties and the single reactionary
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homosexual "marriage" was considered a joke in the 90s, particularly among the homosexual community. They thought it was a pathetic breeder thing, some throwback to old fashioned repressed losers.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 21, 2013 9:10 AM
I had a gay friend back in the 70s. He was a successful New York executive. (Black, Star, and Gorham as I recall.) Anyhow, he would have guffawed at the idea of gay marriage. Variety of partners was the spice of his life.
Gay marriage was never embraced until AIDs and all the attendant medical costs came along. The gay partner's medical insurance was not available. Suddenly marriage, and the economic benefits that are attached, seemed quite a good idea. That appeared kind of, well, greedy. So it didn't gain any traction until they finally sold it as a civil right. Free at last! Free at last!
When are the single folks who are discriminated against in the tax code and other benefits going to begin asking for their civil rights? Soon, I'm guessing.
Posted by: Jimmy J. at June 21, 2013 7:18 PM