Post by Padre Romero on Jan 14, 2008 20:35:49 GMT -5
suicidalangel said:
Just because your (our) government can't axe you for being homosexual, doesn't mean your peers won't. I had a friend that was almost beaten to death over it. It saddens me sometimes when I think of how far we've come in some aspects, yet how little we've developed in others.This is sadly true, however, angry mobs are just as (perhaps more) endemic of a democracy as a fascist state. If this was a pure democracy, where the majority got their say on all issues, all the time, I can' t imagine what nightmarish fates would befall wiccans, communists, homosexuals, minorities, the homeless, and people with below-average IQ's.
Anyone read "Snow Crash?"