Prop 8 California Defeated? WTF?

[JeffersonBud]

Apple put 100,000 bucks into fighting this. The idea of marriage in a modern society is dumb anyways. With religion losing more and more members, and people starting to shed their beliefs for ideas and truth, I don't see this being stopped in Cali for long. People are so scared of "losing their sanctity of marriage". Its funny to watch those people protest. They have no clue that marriage is just an idea and can be expanded upon to fit everyone. Why do people care about this so much. Married or not, gay people will be with gay people. We need to put all this effort into something useful.

[iamapatient]

I voted for it, I'm tired of activist judges overturning the will of the people and I'm against special rights in this case.

[maladroit]

apple is gay? that explains the commercials!!

[rebgirl420]

Sorry, I just had to post a few pics...

[iamapatient]

I'd say "sorry" sounds about right...

[8182KSKUSH]

I wonder if there were any prominent gay activists that supported prop 8? Yes this is a serious thought, it's possible.
If I was gay, I would have supported it, as per my previous posts with regard to opposing the judges actions. I would have also opposed the initial ruling that the judges made. What good is a "victory" if it is ill-gotten? If it violated the rights of every citizen in CA gay and straight?:jointsmile:

[iamapatient]

I wonder if there were any prominent gay activists that supported prop 8? Yes this is a serious thought, it's possible.
If I was gay, I would have supported it, as per my previous posts with regard to opposing the judges actions. I would have also opposed the initial ruling that the judges made. What good is a "victory" if it is ill-gotten? If it violated the rights of every citizen in CA gay and straight?:jointsmile:

I don't know about any "gay activists" but I know gay friends that voted for prop 8.

YMMV...

[8182KSKUSH]

I don't know about any "gay activists" but I know gay friends that voted for prop 8.

YMMV...

Really!?
That's awesome!
To think that there are gay people out there that are not blinded by emotion, and understand how the rights they so dearly want, were in a way, completely (pardon the pun) "butt-raped prison style" by the judges that made the ruling. Those are some sincere, thoughtful, and rational gay friends you have. I am being sincere, not sarcastic. Those are the kind of folks that need to take the lead in the gay community.
Unfortunately as with the cannabis political movement, the current face of their political activists, are quite the opposite from what I have seen. That is just my opinion, and I realize that I just may be unaware of the fact that their are more conservative gay activists out there. I dunno, but I know that the vast majority of the "gay activists" that I see, have no issue with trompling and destroying the rights of others to get what they want.
God bless the folks that you speak of iamapatient! Realizing that they gain nothing politically if they are supporting the violation of the rights of others to get it.
:thumbsup:

[maladroit]

you have more than one gay friend that voted against gay marriage?? out of 100 gay people, i would be surprised if ONE homo voted against gay marriage...how many gay friends do you have??? i don't think i even know any straight people that would vote against gay marriage!

[iamapatient]

you have more than one gay friend that voted against gay marriage?? out of 100 gay people, i would be surprised if ONE homo voted against gay marriage...how many gay friends do you have??? i don't think i even know any straight people that would vote against gay marriage!

I know more than one gay person (male and female) that voted for it out of about a dozen, I wouldn't consider them *all* "friends" (some are acquaintances) but some are certainly friends. Not all gay people are liberals, as some try to suggest that they should be. Not all hollywood actors are liberal, not all blacks are liberals, etc, etc. Voting FOR prop 8 wasn't anti-gay, it was anti-activist, anti-special rights and pro-will of the people...