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How does not providing a marriage for same sex couples prevent them from doing just about anything they want?
As to tradition, it is a long term accumulation of knowledge, sometimes in the form of rules. Societies without tradition tend to be ephemeral. You say the US is about revolution – to we have a tradition of revolution? If not, what do you mean? Too much “revolution” leads to chaos – we can see that in the consequences of the many changes resulting from the causes of the ’60s generation.
I have one major issue with gay activists and others: SSM. Not Single Sex relationships, but Single Sex Marriage. With all the words that have been exchanged here, not one has provided a reason that gays need to have a legal status of marriage.
One other issue: why do we have to keep changing things? There are always movements to change yet one more thing, and if you aren’t in favor you are a reactionary or a bigot or something.
In partial answer to my question, there are people whose thing is fighting society. Too many of these are lawyers, often in the ACLU. Too much of the fighting takes place in court. Many of them simply want to shred the structure of our society, and replace it with their own ideas. They rely on “progressive” judges to work their way.
These people create a backlash. It isn’t an accident that religious people in the US are moving to either the Catholic Church or to evangelical churches, at the expense of the old line churches.
In other words, all this fighting is divisive. It especially angers those who lose to an arbitrary court ruling. Roe v Wade and its insane sequelae have been a major reason for the emergence of the religious right. Gay marriage has the same potential.
Personally, I am sick of things being forced on my country. The constant drum-beat against religion is offensive. The homosexual movement’s continuous attack against the boy scouts is likewise offensive. When there is a continuous movement againt good things in our society, that naturally leads to a buildup of resentment.
