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  On 26/06/2015 at 21:03, dUMB said:

wow, not a single post about terrorist attacks in France, Tunis and Kuwait...

Sadly there's so much terrorist attacks these days, that it has become normal news. :( So some happy news for former scrutinized people for a change :)
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  On 26/06/2015 at 21:03, dUMB said:

wow, not a single post about terrorist attacks in France, Tunis and Kuwait...

Sometimes, people rather talk about what is good in the world as opposed to the what is wrong. There is so much focus on the wrong that sometimes people need to take a break.

It is a monumentous day. 380,000,000 people all have the exact right and freedom to express their love for whomever they love.

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  On 27/06/2015 at 00:53, kellzfresh said:

Sadly there's so much terrorist attacks these days, that it has become normal news. :( So some happy news for former scrutinized people for a change :)

  On 27/06/2015 at 02:46, Spike Spiegel said:

Sometimes, people rather talk about what is good in the world as opposed to the what is wrong. There is so much focus on the wrong that sometimes people need to take a break.

It is a monumentous day. 380,000,000 people all have the exact right and freedom to express their love for whomever they love.

Yeah, I can understand that, but I just can't ignore such tragedies...

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Shocked that there are people here who are actually cheering the result of the legalisation of gay marriage by the court. Regardless of whether you support it or not, the real concern here is how they've yet again undermined the value of democracy!

They are basically robbing people of the freedom to govern themselves! The court shouldn't be deciding whether to legalise it or not but instead it should be the state governments that look after it themselves and vote on it! If anything you could also argue that by doing this you are undermining the 1st amendment which protects religious freedom....

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  On 27/06/2015 at 14:56, NishC300 said:

Shocked that there are people here who are actually cheering the result of the legalisation of gay marriage by the court. Regardless of whether you support it or not, the real concern here is how they've yet again undermined the value of democracy!

They are basically robbing people of the freedom to govern themselves! The court shouldn't be deciding whether to legalise it or not but instead it should be the state governments that look after it themselves and vote on it! If anything you could also argue that by doing this you are undermining the 1st amendment which protects religious freedom....

A pretty overwhelming majority of Americans support gay marriage though, and they're not really encroaching on anyone's freedoms. Straight people are still free to not get gay married.

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  On 27/06/2015 at 14:56, NishC300 said:

Shocked that there are people here who are actually cheering the result of the legalisation of gay marriage by the court. Regardless of whether you support it or not, the real concern here is how they've yet again undermined the value of democracy!

They are basically robbing people of the freedom to govern themselves! The court shouldn't be deciding whether to legalise it or not but instead it should be the state governments that look after it themselves and vote on it! If anything you could also argue that by doing this you are undermining the 1st amendment which protects religious freedom....

How does it undermine the 1st amendment? That is separation of church and state. If the reason you believe that gay marriage should be illegal for everyone is because it's against your religion, then that is the opposite of separation of church and state. (That is the reason I've heard most often as to why it shouldn't be legal). I believe gay people should have the same rights as me no matter what.

Even if the majority of people in the USA were against its legalization, that doesn't mean that's what the government should do. That's called tyranny of the majority. All people deserve equal rights.

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  On 26/06/2015 at 21:03, dUMB said:

wow, not a single post about terrorist attacks in France, Tunis and Kuwait...

Yes. The religions of peace, Islam and Christianity :rolleyes: .

If it were Americans, Australians killed would be more posts I think.

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  On 27/06/2015 at 14:56, NishC300 said:

Shocked that there are people here who are actually cheering the result of the legalisation of gay marriage by the court. Regardless of whether you support it or not, the real concern here is how they've yet again undermined the value of democracy!

They are basically robbing people of the freedom to govern themselves! The court shouldn't be deciding whether to legalise it or not but instead it should be the state governments that look after it themselves and vote on it! If anything you could also argue that by doing this you are undermining the 1st amendment which protects religious freedom....

The US was actually set up to where the rights of citizens are not "votable" by people in order to protect against the tyranny of the majority. It works better that way, especially when you consider that there is an inverse relationship between birth rate and intelligence.

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  On 27/06/2015 at 20:43, iseah100 said:

Not true.

Lol. Thats it then. Youve won the argument. :D

If 38 Americans had been murdered on a beach, or a yanks decapitated head had been stuck on a fence scribbled with Arabic writing, the media would be talking about nothing else for six months, and Obama would bomb a load of countries where brown people live :D

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  On 27/06/2015 at 20:58, Fulham Broadway said:

Lol. Thats it then. Youve won the argument. :D

If 38 Americans had been murdered on a beach, or a yanks decapitated head had been stuck on a fence scribbled with Arabic writing, the media would be talking about nothing else for six months, and Obama would bomb a load of countries where brown people live :D

People here or in the world would talk about it? I mean...it's how it is, people just care more about what happens here than what we care happens anywhere else.
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  On 27/06/2015 at 20:00, Fulham Broadway said:

Yes. The religions of peace, Islam and Christianity :rolleyes: .

If it were Americans, Australians killed would be more posts I think.

Harsh, but true. But you've got to hand it to the power of propaganda, the media can keep repeating a story till the whole public believe it.
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Oh, so that's why all this rainbow shit from corporations pretending to care about gay marriage has been infesting my insta/facebook feeds all day.

Really pleased for you America, but I'd prefer to celebrate Armed Forces Day instead. Which everybody else seems to have forgotten about.

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Ok here are my replies, the replies of some of your posts maybe under other people's quotes too.

  On 27/06/2015 at 18:01, chelseasize4 said:

How does it undermine the 1st amendment? That is separation of church and state. If the reason you believe that gay marriage should be illegal for everyone is because it's against your religion, then that is the opposite of separation of church and state. (That is the reason I've heard most often as to why it shouldn't be legal). I believe gay people should have the same rights as me no matter what.

Even if the majority of people in the USA were against its legalization, that doesn't mean that's what the government should do. That's called tyranny of the majority. All people deserve equal rights.

How do gay people have different rights to everyone else? Why do people out there like to pretend as though they are treated like inferior humans when clearly they're not (in Western Society at least)?

When was a homosexual's business shut down? When was a homosexual's career ruined just because they stood up for their religious beliefs?

Majority of people against it? The people GOVERN THEMSELVES it is not the duty of 9 UNELECTED judges to make the decisions on behalf of an ENTIRE REPUBLIC. That's what we elect representatives for. As Justice Scalia said regardless of whether you believe this in traditional marriage or not, the matter of concern here is that this a blatant attack on American democracy.

If you were against the legalisation of marriage, I bet you wouldn't be cheering this result, you'd be moaning about how the court are a bunch of idiots etc. The point isn't whether it's been legalised or not BUT HOW IT HAS BEEN LEGALISED.

  On 27/06/2015 at 15:10, CeleryFC said:

A pretty overwhelming majority of Americans support gay marriage though, and they're not really encroaching on anyone's freedoms. Straight people are still free to not get gay married.

That's not true, I would like to know where you found this 'overwhelming' majority stat when more than 30+ states believe in the right to protect traditional marriage.

I just wrote something above on how they are encroaching people's freedom, it's not just the result of this that matters, but how people are showing little regard for the true meaning of being a republic. Legalising gay marriage isn't as simple as many people make it out to be, you are essentially redefining the entire definition of marriage and with it, in future you could have severe repercussions.

  On 27/06/2015 at 20:20, Sir Mikel OBE said:

The US was actually set up to where the rights of citizens are not "votable" by people in order to protect against the tyranny of the majority. It works better that way, especially when you consider that there is an inverse relationship between birth rate and intelligence.

No it wasn't. The 10th Amendment clearly states that it is the job of state governments to look after these matters and this court decision makes absolutely no sense. Who gives 5 unelected judges the right to make a decision on how society views marriage?

This hasn't got anything to do with whether you believe in traditional marriage or not, it is the job of these politicians to protect people from judicial tyranny. The American constitution wants people to have the right to govern themselves! Not have some undemocratic judges make the laws for everyone.

I don't get what you're implying in bold sentence.

If people can't govern themselves then who will? A bunch of unelected Ivy League law students?

Here's Justice Scalia's full statement

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  On 27/06/2015 at 22:30, CurlyHairLikeLuiz said:

Oh, so that's why all this rainbow shit from corporations pretending to care about gay marriage has been infesting my insta/facebook feeds all day.

Really pleased for you America, but I'd prefer to celebrate Armed Forces Day instead. Which everybody else seems to have forgotten about.

I agree. There were people in my year who claimed soldiers are the most horrid people in the world cos she saw a YouTube video of some soldier doing something horrid. Disgusting how easily people's opinions are influenced.
The men and women who join the Armed Forces are some of the finest people alive and it's shame so many now, treat them with such little respect.
  On 27/06/2015 at 21:56, kellzfresh said:

Harsh, but true. But you've got to hand it to the power of propaganda, the media can keep repeating a story till the whole public believe it.

"If you repeat a life often enough, it will become the truth."

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  On 28/06/2015 at 09:04, NishC300 said:

That's not true, I would like to know where you found this 'overwhelming' majority stat when more than 30+ states believe in the right to protect traditional marriage.

I just wrote something above on how they are encroaching people's freedom, it's not just the result of this that matters, but how people are showing little regard for the true meaning of being a republic. Legalising gay marriage isn't as simple as many people make it out to be, you are essentially redefining the entire definition of marriage and with it, in future you could have severe repercussions.

A February–March 2015 Wall Street Journal poll found that 59% of Americans favor same-sex marriage.

A January–February 2015 Human Rights Campaign poll found that 60% of Americans favor same-sex marriage, while 37% oppose. The same poll also found that 46% of respondents say they know a same-sex couple who have gotten married.

A February 12–15, 2015 CNN/ORC poll found that 63% of Americans believe same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, while 36% oppose.

Admittedly polls are not always accurate, but it is a fact that public opinion is going that way, why put off the inevitable? (I've also lifted that from wikipedia so shoot me)

And I still disagree that it is an attack on democracy. Giving people rights is not the same as taking them away. And religion is more malleable than people give it credit for. People wear clothes made of different fabrics, stonings aren't commonplace, and you're not expected to kill people if they believe something different anymore (Deuteronomy and Leviticus really go a bit OTT).

As for 'severe repercussions' ... I'm not sure if you mean repercussions of gay marriage, or repercussions of the supreme court making law. The supreme court has passed lots of rulings, but is it just this time you have a problem with it or just their role altogether? It'll be interesting to see if the divorce rate starts going down, they've fought for the right to be married, and probably respect the sanctity far more than a lot of their straight counterparts.

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  On 27/06/2015 at 21:36, CHOULO19 said:

He already coes that :D That's actually largely why there are 38 people lying dead on a beach!

If the 38 had been 'septics' (gen up on your slang Choulo :D ), he'd be bombing a lot more. The other thing is the 23 year old Tunisian has to be some kind of psychopath, and a cowardly twat as well, to shoot unarmed pensioners and children lying down.

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