Reply #19: What can be protection to some

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would seem like fascism to others - don't you think? And what is abuse to some is nothing to others.



I like the civil rights example. There was a lot crap that was considered "culturally normal" that blacks put up with. There were big confrontations and the "cultural norms" changed for the better. But of course there were those who fought against change - who probably thought it was "fascism" or "communism" or something - that forcing of them to change ( and no doubt - some never changed - but did out in public).

I would like to see newspaper columnists be fired for supporting gang-rapists instead of the rape victims. But that is one of those "cultural norms" that would have to change. Enough people are going to have to see how disgusting that is and put pressure on publications to drop such people.

It's what we fight about with the Republicans. Limbaugh and O'Reilly - people who change "cultural norms" for the worse.

Initially - change happens through whatever networks people have. Some things are legislated - some things aren't. But having civil rights laws sure helped in the molding of our culture - for the better. And I don't think that "decency" laws hurt either.