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Justice Alito's sudden concern about people with unpopular opinions - Drew Phipps - 27-06-2015
In the landmark decision supporting gay marriage, Justice Alito dissented. Not surprising, he was a notorious conservative appointed to the Supremes by G.W. Bush. The surprising part is the sudden and tender concern in his heart for people with unpopular opinions:
"I assume that those who cling to old beliefs will be able to whisper their thoughts in the recesses of their homes," he writes, "but if they repeat those views in public, they will risk being labeled as bigots and treated as such by governments, employers, and schools."
Alito also worries that "By imposing its own views on the entire country, the majority facilitates the marginalization of the many Americans who have traditional ideas."
Justice Alito, welcome to the society you helped create. The notoriously hostile discourse in this country is the inevitable outcome of years of the fear and hate-mongering sponsored by the President that nominated you, and the party and mass media that supports conservatives; not to be outdone, the liberals and their media outlets have followed suit.
People whose ideas challenge the status quo, or public opinion, have always been marginalized. Ridicule and slander have long been the tools of the "haves" vs. the "have-nots." When various voices from the wilderness warned us of the dangers of this sort of marginalization behavior, no one took heed. When people said, "if it happens to me, it could happen to you next," no one believed it.
Now, you will reap what you have sown. If I wasn't already weeping for the damage the Supreme Court has done to the country, I would laugh bitterly over the new class of marginalized persons, who never saw the danger that their own tactics might one day come home to roost.
Justice Alito's sudden concern about people with unpopular opinions - Magda Hassan - 28-06-2015
Quote:Justice Alito, welcome to the society you helped create.
Quote:Now, you will reap what you have sown. If I wasn't already weeping for the damage the Supreme Court has done to the country, I would laugh bitterly over the new class of marginalized persons, who never saw the danger that their own tactics might one day come home to roost.
Too true Drew. They reap what they sow. I can't feel sorry for the 'traditionalists' and 'conservatives' who have been busy radically undermining and smashing almost everything worthwhile in our societies.
Justice Alito's sudden concern about people with unpopular opinions - Tracy Riddle - 28-06-2015
I get a kick out of the "traditionalists" defending "Biblical marriage." Do these people even read the Bible? The Old Testament is filled with men who had multiple wives and concubines. Should we have that today? Why not? Yahweh never expresses any objection to it in the OT (or slavery for that matter). Must have been okay back then. Sounds like the definition of "moral relativism," which is exactly what conservative Christians say they are against.
Justice Alito's sudden concern about people with unpopular opinions - Drew Phipps - 29-06-2015
I had no intention of making this thread a debate about the underlying concept of "gay marriage," merely to illustrate the corner into which the conservatives have painted themselves with their public relations tactics.
I also do not want my opinions to be misinterpreted, but I doubt that this forum topic is the place to air my opinions. I'd be happy to respond to PM's, or to start a thread in "Other" or "Lounge" if folks wish to discuss it.