Mozilla's Gay-Marriage Litmus Test Violates Liberal Values

Re: Mozilla's Gay-Marriage Litmus Test Violates Liberal Values by npsimons on Friday April 04, 2014 @03:17PM (#7533672)

What evidence, besides the popular vote (52%? Wow, that's a big majority /sarcasm), that Prop8 was popular? How about factoring in the ton of money the Utah Mormons threw behind Proposition 8?

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Re: Mozilla's Gay-Marriage Litmus Test Violates Liberal Values by briantakita on Friday April 04, 2014 @03:59PM (#7533939)

It doesn't even have to be the majority to be a mainstream point of view.

I wonder, at what point does someone become a "bad person"?

When they agree with the 50%? 30%? 10%? 5%?

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I agree that oppressive points of view is bad, no matter how overwhelming the majority.

Obviously, a 100% majority won't judge themselves as bad people for taking a position. History is a different judge.

It is also bad to demonize a minority point of view, no matter how small the minority. We should respect people who take a "bad" position.

> It's irrelevant how many people agree with it. 100% can agree with something that is still oppressive.

With a rational discourse, we become more intelligent and can progress further as a civilization. By shaming & other negative actions toward the "bad" people, we become oppressive.

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Re: Mozilla's Gay-Marriage Litmus Test Violates Liberal Values by vidarh on Friday April 04, 2014 @04:26PM (#7534106)

It's irrelevant how many people agree with it. 100% can agree with something that is still oppressive.

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