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Monday, 3 November 2008 02:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosiedoesI actually applauded at the end of this:
I think the thing that blows me away about the No on Prop 8 movement, is how so many people who are not directly affected by it - who are heterosexual, married, have kids of their own or are from outside of the US anyway - really are throwing their weight behind it. People are speaking out and putting their names up there (along with their cash) in support of something that has the potential to harm their public standing in order to fight for equality for other people.
That blows my mind. It's amazing. It restores some faith in humanity.
I find myself so proud of the people I look up to and the musicians and artists that I like, for stepping up to the plate and making statements or doing what they can to speak out on equality, on human rights and on basic decency toward our fellow human beings. For literally putting their money where their mouths are, in support of other people.
If nothing else, this situation has really shown that the world is changing. 2008 has largely been a shitty year, but in a socio-political sense, it has been an amazing year. I hope that the next 48 hours really do see something enormous coming to fruition.
It's time for Change, people, and I kind of feel like it's already rolling.
I think the thing that blows me away about the No on Prop 8 movement, is how so many people who are not directly affected by it - who are heterosexual, married, have kids of their own or are from outside of the US anyway - really are throwing their weight behind it. People are speaking out and putting their names up there (along with their cash) in support of something that has the potential to harm their public standing in order to fight for equality for other people.
That blows my mind. It's amazing. It restores some faith in humanity.
I find myself so proud of the people I look up to and the musicians and artists that I like, for stepping up to the plate and making statements or doing what they can to speak out on equality, on human rights and on basic decency toward our fellow human beings. For literally putting their money where their mouths are, in support of other people.
If nothing else, this situation has really shown that the world is changing. 2008 has largely been a shitty year, but in a socio-political sense, it has been an amazing year. I hope that the next 48 hours really do see something enormous coming to fruition.
It's time for Change, people, and I kind of feel like it's already rolling.
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on 2008-11-03 04:45 pm (UTC)come on, america.
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on 2008-11-03 04:45 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-11-03 06:27 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-11-03 08:52 pm (UTC)There's a lot of stuff about the US I do not like (part of the reason I moved, obv) but one of the reasons I don't want to have to tell people I chose to live somewhere else is because my home state denied civil rights, civil liberties, and basic freedoms to an entire group of people because of discrimination, hate, and bigotry.
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on 2008-11-03 09:00 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-11-03 09:03 pm (UTC)If Prop 8 and Prop 2 don't pass, it will be the first time in a long time I can say I am proud of my home country!
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on 2008-11-03 09:06 pm (UTC)We should be able to exchange! That would be amazing.