We are all Slave now.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

This makes little sense to me for numerous reasons.

For explanation purposes, look at the issues of marijuana and gay marriage.

If you're a have, why do you care whether gay people marry? Why do you care if weed is legal? Neither harms you economically.

Many haves like the social status that comes from being a have and want society (preferably) or the government (second-best) to reinforce that status by condemning those who are different. Many people are comfortable with gender roles and want those roles to be prescriptive. As for weed, they associate its use with all sorts of undesirable things and want the kind of people who use it punished, or at the least not accepted equally.

I obviously don't feel this way, but many people do.