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Originally Posted by jane032657
There was a time when the concept of white was "privilege" and the concept of black was "slave" instead of all people being treated equal. There was the concept that white people rode in the front of the bus and others in the back. Or the concept that intellectual/developmental disability was "retarded" instead of looking at abilities and gifts. Concepts change with time, it is called progress. We made progress today, the law has been decided. We have further to go. But what was accomplished today is the concept of equality as it should be today, with some more miles to go to make it universal in our country. We are on the way. I am elated.
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Yes, concepts do change with time and many changes are indeed "progress". I think we'd all agree it was "Progress" when the concept of the right to vote was no longer contingent upon being male and a land owner.
But: was it "progress" when the concept of the right to vote became contingent upon becoming a full-fledged member of the communist party in USSR and Cuba, or a Ba'ath Party member in Iraq under Sadaam Hussein?
Personally I wouldn't call it progress if I'm allowed to legally vote only if I become a member of the party that is in control of all government and all production in the nation, and that party is the
only party. I would not call that a "vote". I'd call that "oppression".
I'm not writing against the gay couples who want to make it official. I'm just saying "be careful what you wish for" when re-defining the concepts/precepts of centuries-old laws, because not all "progress" is good for a nation and its citizens in the long run.