Re:What was Syria like before the war
by orf on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @08:24PM
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Given the current US climate I think a public vote about mosques being allowed might well fail.
Gay rights in the USA is a fairly recent thing in the scheme of things, and it's still not evenly distributed or enforced across states.
And if you think you can get into any public office in a large number of states if you criticize Christianity or even support a women's right to abortion, let alone gay rights, you must be joking.
All I'm saying is America isn't a basition of equal rights by a lot of measures, some in name more than in practice. The last lynching was in 1981 for Christ's sake. So lambasting other countries for not being so tolerant is not a great point to make, IMO.
Gay rights in the USA is a fairly recent thing in the scheme of things, and it's still not evenly distributed or enforced across states.
And if you think you can get into any public office in a large number of states if you criticize Christianity or even support a women's right to abortion, let alone gay rights, you must be joking.
All I'm saying is America isn't a basition of equal rights by a lot of measures, some in name more than in practice. The last lynching was in 1981 for Christ's sake. So lambasting other countries for not being so tolerant is not a great point to make, IMO.
1. https://www.aclu.org/map/nationwide-anti-mosque-activity