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Senate harmony on marriage glosses over the deep divisions in rainbow politics : Comments
By Lyle Shelton, published 24/2/2017That there are far reaching consequences of redefining marriage is further reason why a people's vote is the fairest way to settle this debate.
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<<On what grounds are gay people being discriminated against?>>
They’re denied the same privileges as straight people when it comes to marriage.
<<Polygamous marriages are not supported ...>>
Yes, and for good reason too. Polygamy is usually a religious arrangement that involves rape and incest. Appealing to polygamy, or people marrying their dogs, is a false analogy.
<<Who says they have a ‘right’ to government support of their marriage?>>
Who says non-whites have the right to not be discriminated against? If you can answer my question, then you can answer yours.
<<Just because the government supports marriage between one man and one woman does not mean that those people have a right to that support.>>
Just because the government has one standard for whites, does that mean they should have it for non-whites?
<<How do you judge what is a right and what is merely support to a particular type of relationship?>>
By assessing whether the denial of “support” (as you put it) to a particular group constitutes discrimination.
http://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/discrimination
<<So why are you bothering to argue the case?>>
Because, apparently, some still don’t get it.
<<Are you trying to suck people into your paranoid web?>>
What paranoid web is that? You still haven’t explained this from a previous thread.