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In reply to the discussion: My post on a Yahoo! news story "Many blacks shrug off Obama's new view on gays" [View all]johnlucas
(1,250 posts)I hope to one day be able to influence people on a larger scale than I do now.
Everybody has the power to influence others but everybody DOES NOT have the power to do it to the same scale.
But until that day I will continue to influence on this current small scale of mine.
To influence the thought that there is no separation between the struggles of the Blacks & the struggles of the Gays.
To influence the thought that Equal Rights trump ALL concerns.
To know that while we are not equal in the absolute sense (different weights, heights, temperaments, talents, & stuff like that), we ALL deserve to enjoy equal regard & respect as a human being.
That we ALL deserve equal benefits & protections under our societal laws & rules.
This should be because we SAY it should be & that's it. That's all it ever has been. Because we SAY so.
And when we say so, it will BE so.
We shape our world. What kind of world do we want to shape?
John Lucas