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Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by the_gastropod on Thursday November 21, 2019 @07:38PM (#21601351)
Yes, even Barack Obama was against gay marriage. We've come a long way. But since ~1968, the Democratic party has consistently lead the Republican party on social issues.
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Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by bart_spoon on Thursday November 21, 2019 @09:16PM (#21601868)
Except there is still a double standard. For example, approximately the same number of black people are opposed to gay marriage as Republicans (52% vs 49%)[1], and yet only one of those groups gets consistently portrayed as homophobic and detestable.

[1] https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/support-for-same-sex-ma...

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Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by the_gastropod on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:40PM (#21602539)
Being a Republican is a choice. Being black is not.
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Re:Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social m... by bart_spoon on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @02:47PM (#21641932)
Being in favor of gay marriage is a choice though
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