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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I think you make perfect sense, but then again, I'm not a bigoted moron.
I think the argument is crafted like that as a way to point out the hypocrisy and bigotry of the people who are so against gay marriage. "All of the arguments you are making against gay marriage apply to your kissin' cousins, so why the fuck (i) haven't you been fighting tooth and nail against that all these years and (ii) would you care about this?" The problem is, small-minded bigots don't give a shit about being hypocritical bigots. They have the ability to be laser-focused on the one argument their pea-sized minds can process at any one time.
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I read in some article about how conservatives' brains are different from liberals' that conservatives have a measurably higher sense of revulsion -- about sex, food, bugs, whatever. The idea was that political conservatism is a response to a biological impulse against anything unfamiliar. It cuts against the "homophobes are secretly homosexual" meme, but it's interesting to think about half the population is walking around with an "AW, HELLS NO!" constantly blaring in their heads. And it explains why liberal talk radio will never work. Buncha people calling in to say "I find this perspective fascinating?" Doomed.
