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Thoughts on the plebiscite : Comments
By Michael Thompson, published 24/8/2016Opposition to a plebiscite basically assumes that the public will vote against gay marriage, so a plebiscite shouldn't be held because the public have no rights in this matter.
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"Yes, Im sure what I say feels very aggressive to you."
No it does not feel aggressive - there is no such feeling. It is my opinion that you are aggressive.
"We all feel attacked when dearly held beliefs are shown to be unjustified."
No we don't feel attacked. We might feel fear but not all people feel fear all of the time when that happens. So in this particular instance there is no evidence to support your claim. I am not defending any beliefs though. I am just expressing an opinion about your behaviour.
"How about you try addressing my arguments first?"
Why? I am perfectly entitled to address your aggression if I want and ignore your arguments as I see fit and there is nothing you can do about it so why bother appealing to me? That will never make me stop.
"you should probably report me too."
But I don't need to you. Those of us who want to deal with your aggression are already doing exactly what we need to do.
" given that I’m out-numbered here."
What does it matter if you feel no guilt? Wouldn't you want to maintain your dignity and just carry on behaving the way you do? The numbers are irrelevant if you are in the right.
"Clearly your homophobia is something that is very dear to you and your inability to mount a rational argument to justify it has you very upset."
You keep changing the subject. This is about your aggression. It is irrelevant what my arguments about the topic of the thread are. This is about YOU. Not your arguments or mine but your behaviour.
"You are welcome to take that out on me, if that’s what you need to do."
I don't need your permission. I already have the right to what I am doing.
"By weighing up the harms and benefits that result from it."
Who decides what are harms and what are benefits?