"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." Orwell
"“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Robespierre
Saturday, May 23, 2015
One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other
Overwhelmingly Catholic Ireland has, by national referendum, overwhelmingly (62% yes!) approved same sex marriage. Not only that, when the results were in, this is what the leader of the "no" movement had to say:
Amazing. No threats, no predictions of end-times. Just simple recognition of the outcome of a fair election, and the implicit acknowledgment that that's how democracy works.
Can anyone imagine such a response to such a vote in the US?
[Image source]
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular posts
-
It's not as if there isn't substrate. Daily, many times over, in every medium, there are noteworthy items which range from amusing t...
-
I have nothing to say about the murder of Dr Tiller that hasn't been said and responded to at all levels of rhetoric, on both sides. To ...
-
Well, well. Satan is coming to a street near me. Or, at least, a nationally televised discussion about his existence will be taped at a nea...
-
Next newspaper column (updated, below): Golly. Because some of its denizens have tested positive for Covid-19, White House people are f...
-
Wonder if he wore his pressed jeans to this event : Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign toasted its top donors Wednesday aboard a 150-foot yacht...
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments back, moderated. Preference given for those who stay on topic.