Crusher Voting For Marriage Equality

So I die in the ditch.
Cameron – thanks for the “edit” option now when commenting – can now correct any missed words/grammar etc

There are some who seem to genuinely think that civilisation will die in a ditch if this tweak towards equality occurs. But I agree, the actual impact will be big for a few who are currently excluded from marriage, and for the rest of us it will make no difference at all.

Except that most of us will know we have been a part of supporting an equalisation of rights whose time had come, with significantly stronger support from the younger voters, hence it’s a good sign that (some in) National is moving with the times.

How far back do you ned to go in order to be ‘traditional’? 1960′s Labour was as socially conservative as National. What we are seeing here is a new fracture within the political establishment. Where once it was based largely upon economics, there seems to be a sociallly-based gap developing which may see socially conservative Labour, National and NZF go somewhere else. I don’t consider the Greens as they have been putting the ‘mental’ into enviromental for years.

Lesley you seem like the kind of person who refuses to accept the speed limit is now 100km so still drive at 80km – refusal to accept that society and the things it values has changed just makes you the kind of person that pisses a lot of people off.

Harping on that marriage is your word (as you have done time & time again on these posts) is the same as harping on about no longer being able to by a 50c lollie mixture or worse about how you used to be able to get a pint of milk for a few pence!

Age is not necessarily synonymous with wisdom and when it comes to marriage equality young people have got it right; they recognise that personal relationships already deemed acceptable by the law as being exactly that – personal.
As for “Well that changes everything. The National Party has changed dramatically. ” well, thank God for that.

Society and politics evolve. Refusing to accept and acknowledge this doesnt mean you are smart, it just means you are a dinosaur.
Right wing politics typically rests on the notion that inequality is inevitable and therefore pushes for a darwinistic type approach (survival of the fittest – e.g. no welfare) rather than legislate everyone within an inch of their life like the left so as to create some kind of level playing field.
A move to redefine the Marriage Act so that it does not discriminate against a section of society whom the law has already stated can form sexual relationships, is in line with right wing politics.
The only reason why some feel it is not because they are intertwining church and state – regardless of whether they consider themselves to be religious.
Anti gay sentiments of any kind stem from religion.
P.S the edit function has been part and parcel of this blog for ages……another thing young people tend to figure out quickly!

That is something we definitely agree on Lesley. Evolution has its place, but to argue it created everything whilst ensuring nothing was duplicated (finger prints & same specie markings etc) makes far less sense than believing God created it all (ignoring Adam & Eve vs Adam = mankind debate).

So are you still evolving parorchestia – or have you stopped?