Reply #27: Talk about simplistic....

[ChairOne]

The separate-but-equal schooling policy were ALSO supposed to "provide every right" that integrated schooling would - in a way that was deemed "socially acceptable". The SCOTUS eventually read the writing on the wall - that equal rights weren't even notionally possible under such a system. In effect, the notion of *separate* were at odds with the notion of *equal*.

The reason the analogy is "easy" is that it's correct. You're right - civil unions *aren't* perfect - they suffer from the singular flaw of being bigoted. Well, there may be other flaws as well, but that's enough for me.

And I'm straight for fuck's sake - whether or not gay folks can get married doesn't impact *me* in the least. Well, except for whether or not I'm ok with living under a bigoted system at any rate...

But if you really don't like that analogy, then take former laws prohibiting blacks and whites getting married (are they still on the books anywhere?).

The general question is: you seem to be willing to give up *a lot* in exchange for universal healthcare - is there anything you *wouldn't* give up for it?

I don't even like that way of phrasing the question, because it implicitly accepts the (still) false assumption that you can't support *both*...