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In reply to the discussion: RYAN: PREVENTING GAY PEOPLE FROM MARRYING IS A ‘UNIVERSAL HUMAN’ VALUE [View all]allan01
(1,950 posts)42. re: RYAN: PREVENTING GAY PEOPLE FROM MARRYING IS A ‘UNIVERSAL HUMAN’ VALUE
we have all these lovely pledges and creeds for our country. we the people . and liberty and justice for All.
getting rid of dont ask , dont tell. shooting down parts of defense of marrage act. some states allowing for gay marrige .(and gay divorce)we won the right to divorce leagly . and the right to vote for women. i feel that these are a first step to upholding these pledges and creeds . and not just for one group( yangs and coms as well ) was it not we the rich white male adult . or was it the black man. no .it was WE THE PEOPLE who formed the union. susan b anthoney. other wise these fancy creeds and pledges are useless and throw them out .
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RYAN: PREVENTING GAY PEOPLE FROM MARRYING IS A ‘UNIVERSAL HUMAN’ VALUE [View all]
DonViejo
Sep 2012
OP
Sorry, Ryan, but you don't get to dictate what qualifies as "universal human values"
Lucy Goosey
Sep 2012
#5
Exactly, what on earth makes him feel entitled to think that he is qualified to define what
smirkymonkey
Sep 2012
#47
so if you aren't a capitalist pig hetero you not human...way to go Adolf....nt
Evasporque
Sep 2012
#12
Creating a permanent Under-class. How very profoundly Hate -full. "Christianity" has failed. nt
patrice
Sep 2012
#21
Are the same people who are making excuses for Ahmadinejad in other threads here...
Bad_Ronald
Sep 2012
#30
Are you serious? In what context is condemning on DU what Ahmadinejad said tantamount to
Bad_Ronald
Sep 2012
#33