No matter how the vote turns out. Both sides will have to live with the result. Hope that the pressures from people, and from larger cooperations will lessen after the vote. But there is a chance that this division isn't temporary.

If the vote ends in a yes magority. The ones who supported a no will have to come to terms that the magority of people are ok with sodomy (or whatever other reason they are against the marriage proposal) and that their society is sick and wrong.

If the vote ends in a no magority. The ones who supported the yes will have to come to terms that the magority of people are against homosexual mariage (insert assertion why here, like they are all homophobes) and that the magority of their society is sick and wrong.

I hope for everyone here, the vote doesn't plague the people even after the voting is finished.

Cooperations and orginizations have made their move to influence on the vote. They could be doing it for moral reasons to support what they believe in, or they could be doing it for business reasons. Projecting what they think will be accepted and branding themselves in that light to gain support of customers. (Perhaps even convince the public to support the cause and influence them in this cause which they are committing themselves to and branding themselves as supporting or standing against.)

No mater the cause, these things are being done. The after math is point to be concerned about too.

Already posted this on another thread, but what the hey...

Call the Cory Hotline today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo1weahou0k

//No matter what you stand for - such abusive actions are just not done!//

I hear you, Yuyutsu. I hate being called by robots - especially if they're going to play me a recording of Cory. Apparently this guy is so out of touch with the Australian public that he doesn't know that EVERYBODY hates telemarketers and their ilk. This is why we have the 'Do Not Call' register - although what's the bet that Cory, in his hubris, will go ahead and ignore the register?

I don't mind the 'no' campaign advertising, leaflet dropping etc. I may disagree with what they say, but I will defend to the death their right to say it - unless they say through the medium to a telemarketing call, in which case they can go fornicate themselves.

For those of you who are as annoyed about this as Yuyutsu and myself, I propose engaging in a bit of direct democracy. Here are Cory's phone numbers (so good of him to provide them):

http://www.corybernardi.com/contact

Since Cory so fervently believes that we're all desperate to hear the sound of his whiny voice, I'm sure he'd be equally thrilled to receive lots of phone calls from people telling him their opinions on telemarketers.

Dear Not_Now.Soon,

I believe that all citizens can unite in rejecting the interference into their privacy and disturbing their peace in their own homes, be it by government or by commercial companies.

Regarding being or not being ok with sodomy, the vote is not going to change anyone's sexual behaviour either way: not one person will behave differently because they possess or do not possess a government-stamped marriage certificate.

It is our moral duty not to support, thus boycott, any organisations that disturb family-life in the family-home.

"When a telemarketer calls" Rated R.

They call at night.
I put the phone on the table (without hanging up).
They waste their time and money, waiting for a response that never comes.
Eventually they give up.

The End

No sodomites were harmed in the making of this film.

Dear Yuyutsu,

That sounds good to be against the telemarketing actions. I might be a bit cynical in thinking that won't change. With enough preasure it might though. As for any changes in behavior. That wasn't my point. I think this vote on gay marriage is showing how divided people are on homosexuality. If the vote passes those who voted no will have to live with the fact that the magority of people in the society are ok with homosexuality.
If the vote doesn't pass those who voted yes will have to live with the magority of people not being ok with homosexuality.

This is what I've heard from both sides. Both sides usually arguing that they are the magority and the other is the minority. Those who think homosexuality is ok often make the statement that those against homosexuality are intolerant, or bigoted. Those who are against homosexuality have said that those who support it are sick or suckening in one way or another.

If the vote itself is this divisive before the results are known, then the winning vote might be something to expect a reaction by for those who voted the other way.

Does that clear what I mean?

Dear Not_Now.Soon,

For me this survey was never about homosexuality.

For one, homosexual acts do not require a marriage certificate, nor is a same-sex couple with a marriage certificate obliged to have sex between them.

The vote has been divisive and the debate heated because everyone can see that the homosexual [non-]issue, or shall I say excuse, was only used as a show of muscles against religion, especially against Christianity. Had Christians went about their business nonchalantly, nobody would have bothered to push this SSM thing, but seeing that Christians were offended and hurting, there are those ugly-hearted people who sought to hurt them more and show them who is the real new boss in society.

For the vast majority of Australians, suppose the survey-results are to be published at 1:00AM, 99% (myself included) would not bother to stay awake (or set up their alarm clocks) and rather learn the results from the next morning's news, if at all. The only lasting effect of this will be a $122,000,000 hole in our pockets.