^ ya I knew that, but thanks for the unnecessaryt history lesson anyway. So that works for slavery, but as you'll notice, my analogy dealt with a much broader issue, namely equal rights for blacks. so were blacks denied equal rights for over a hundred years simply for convenience? no, it was because for a while, it was deemed socialy acceptable to denounce blakcs as inferior citiznes, until the black community got sick of it, and gained enough support from the rest of the country. in other words, once the social climate changed, the government adapted it's policies to suit the wants of the public. You brought up an interesting point though, by saying that "Just because the majority of views of the people think something does not mean it is adapted to." I wonder if you would have the same reaction if something you were supporting was being denied by the current administration, despite a great deal of support among the public. you'r last point really didn't make much sense to me. how would granting ***s equal rights be rewarding them? if they lobbying for sepcial treatment, then I'd have to say that it would be rediculous, but all they're asking for is the right to be recognized as married along with every other citizen in the country. so how is that a reward?
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