As much as I see your point, I have to agree with the point made above. They really were "just people," but often times, people get carried away. Which is why it is so important to remember that in history, when people get carried away with injustice, it often ends in genocide.
I don't believe in accusing people of the absolute worst consequences of a belief when I have no evidence in front of me that they would passively stand aside and let it happen or, worse, cheer it on.
I do believe in opposing her belief via legislation and education -- which has been, interestingly enough, working at a far faster clip on gay marriage than I ever imagined.
What you are missing is that her facebook "friend" didn't accuse her of anything, they just illustrated the likely end result of mass ignorance and bigotry such as she is displaying. Maybe it caused her to think about her position. Maybe it caused some of her equally ignorant friends to reconsider theirs. Occasionally even the most dim bulbs flicker on, but it takes a lot of voltage.
What you are missing is that her facebook "friend" didn't accuse her of anything
Failing to see obviously implied meanings is the sort of thing I've come to expect from arguments, but it is almost always selective and self-serving. The accusation is plainly obvious.
likely end result ^^^^^^^
And there's no accusation there?
but it takes a lot of voltage
Oddly enough, a LOT of change on this issue has come in the past decade without that level of voltage. It's almost as if honest and humane arguments have made a lot of progress in a time span nobody could have imagined not very long ago.
Oh, I don't believe in it ether, but the worst consequence should also be considered. If it's happened before (and it's happened countless times in history) then it can happen again.
Legislation aside (because people will more than likely do what they want, no matter what the law says), education is one of the best combats to ignorance and bigotry there is. That, and the people who refuse to change their mind dying out. It takes a while, but purging works better than almost anything, so long as the ignorant ideas aren't passed down successfully.
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I do believe in opposing her belief via legislation and education -- which has been, interestingly enough, working at a far faster clip on gay marriage than I ever imagined.
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Failing to see obviously implied meanings is the sort of thing I've come to expect from arguments, but it is almost always selective and self-serving. The accusation is plainly obvious.
likely end result
^^^^^^^
And there's no accusation there?
but it takes a lot of voltage
Oddly enough, a LOT of change on this issue has come in the past decade without that level of voltage. It's almost as if honest and humane arguments have made a lot of progress in a time span nobody could have imagined not very long ago.
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Legislation aside (because people will more than likely do what they want, no matter what the law says), education is one of the best combats to ignorance and bigotry there is. That, and the people who refuse to change their mind dying out. It takes a while, but purging works better than almost anything, so long as the ignorant ideas aren't passed down successfully.