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Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
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by Thomas Eshuis » May 23, 2015 6:29 pm
"Respect for personal beliefs = "I am going to tell you all what I think of YOU, but don't dare retort and tell what you think of ME because...it's my personal belief". Hmm. A bully's charter and no mistake."
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#162 by Thomas Eshuis » May 23, 2015 6:34 pm
"Respect for personal beliefs = "I am going to tell you all what I think of YOU, but don't dare retort and tell what you think of ME because...it's my personal belief". Hmm. A bully's charter and no mistake."
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#163 by Animavore » May 23, 2015 6:35 pm
A most evolved electron.
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#164 by Thomas Eshuis » May 23, 2015 6:36 pm
"Respect for personal beliefs = "I am going to tell you all what I think of YOU, but don't dare retort and tell what you think of ME because...it's my personal belief". Hmm. A bully's charter and no mistake."
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#165 by CdesignProponentsist » May 23, 2015 6:46 pm
Well the thread title is a bit misleading now. The results apparently weren't all that divisive.
Good on Ireland!
Good on Ireland!
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#166 by Paul » May 23, 2015 6:48 pm
Bubalus wrote:Now we have to get NI to join the 21st Century!
What? Get them to skip the 20th completely?
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#167 by tuco » May 23, 2015 6:48 pm
If anyone wanted to piss on your parade, anyone could take this pic:
and add caricature of Mohammed in the back bossing around three 11 year old females with their face covered so nobody could ID them saying .. fucking leprechauns!
and add caricature of Mohammed in the back bossing around three 11 year old females with their face covered so nobody could ID them saying .. fucking leprechauns!
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#168 by I'm With Stupid » May 23, 2015 6:59 pm
Never understood this. Just enact a law in the rest of the UK allowing Northern Irish people to come to England/Scotland/Wales for gay marriage and abortions, and deliver a big fuck you to the religious bigots denying people their rights in that country atm.
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#169 by Seabass » May 23, 2015 9:13 pm
Scot Dutchy has a preternatural ability to see just about anything in a negative light. I used to think it was annoying, but now I actually find it impressive.
Anyway, hooray Ireland!
Anyway, hooray Ireland!
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#170 by Bubalus » May 23, 2015 9:49 pm
I'm With Stupid wrote:
Never understood this. Just enact a law in the rest of the UK allowing Northern Irish people to come to England/Scotland/Wales for gay marriage and abortions, and deliver a big fuck you to the religious bigots denying people their rights in that country atm.
It's due to devolving power to Stormont, I think?
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#171 by ronmcd » May 23, 2015 10:04 pm
Ha. English Education Secretary tweets in support of the Irish vote:
But others point out she ... um ... voted against equal marriage in England & Wales:
Doh!
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24732/ ... policy=826
An important day in Ireland. Sends a great message that #equality matters. #equalmarriage
But others point out she ... um ... voted against equal marriage in England & Wales:
The same thing you voted against here in the UK. Your hypocrisy is breathtaking.
Doh!
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24732/ ... policy=826
On 5 Feb 2013: Nicky Morgan voted against allowing same sex couples to marry.
On 21 May 2013: Nicky Morgan voted against allowing same sex couples to marry.
On 5 Mar 2014: Nicky Morgan was absent for a vote on Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment
On 5 Mar 2014: Nicky Morgan was absent for a vote on Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#172 by BooBoo » May 24, 2015 12:15 am
A truly disgraceful decision: the land of saints and scholars has become the land of fairies and puffs. Now, we can expect to see incestuous and poly-amorous couples being given the right to marry. The moral decline of the West continues.
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#173 by Thomas Eshuis » May 24, 2015 12:19 am
"Respect for personal beliefs = "I am going to tell you all what I think of YOU, but don't dare retort and tell what you think of ME because...it's my personal belief". Hmm. A bully's charter and no mistake."
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#174 by Thomas Eshuis » May 24, 2015 12:20 am
BooBoo wrote:A truly disgraceful decision: the land of saints and scholars has become the land of fairies and puffs. Now, we can expect to see incestuous and poly-amorous couples being given the right to marry. The moral decline of the West continues.
Didn't know you were a comedian.
"Respect for personal beliefs = "I am going to tell you all what I think of YOU, but don't dare retort and tell what you think of ME because...it's my personal belief". Hmm. A bully's charter and no mistake."
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#175 by BooBoo » May 24, 2015 12:21 am
Thomas Eshuis wrote::rofl:
No joke. I forgot to also mention bestial relationships being recognized by the State.
Anyway, 62.1% voted yes with a turnout of 61.5%. This means that only a minority (38.2%) actually turned out to vote yes.
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#176 by BooBoo » May 24, 2015 12:25 am
tuco wrote:If anyone wanted to piss on your parade, anyone could take this pic:
Can someone explain to me why homosexual relationships are of "equal" worth with heterosexual ones? One makes biological and social sense whereas the other clearly does not.
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#177 by Thomas Eshuis » May 24, 2015 12:29 am
Please demonstrate a direct causal link between allowing SSM and:
1. Bestiality.
2. Incest.
3. Polygamy.
After that, please explain why SSM is so immoral.
To help you out a bit: there are exactly 0 countries where SSM has been legalised, where any of the 'doom' slippery slopes you've asserted, have occured.
We've had SSM for over 10 years here and society still thrives, no-one's allowed to fuck, much less marry animals, or their relatives or multiple people.
BooBoo wrote:Anyway, 62.1% voted yes with a turnout of 61.5%. This means that only a minority (38.2%) actually turned out to vote yes.
Incorrect.
That means only 62% of people cared enough to actually vote and of those, a majority was in favor of SSM.
If the majority of the population was seriously opposed this, this would have been reflected in the election results.
"Respect for personal beliefs = "I am going to tell you all what I think of YOU, but don't dare retort and tell what you think of ME because...it's my personal belief". Hmm. A bully's charter and no mistake."
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#178 by Thomas Eshuis » May 24, 2015 12:31 am
Can you explain why they aren't?
And before you bring up the procreation canard, you do realise many heterosexual couples either don't want and/or can't conceive children?
BooBoo wrote: One makes biological and social sense whereas the other clearly does not.
Booboo appeals to personal ignorance and incredulity. How novel.
"Respect for personal beliefs = "I am going to tell you all what I think of YOU, but don't dare retort and tell what you think of ME because...it's my personal belief". Hmm. A bully's charter and no mistake."
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#179 by Thommo » May 24, 2015 2:48 am
Much closer than I expected, the yes campaign only 24% out in front.
Well done Ireland!
Well done Ireland!
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Re: Ireland's divisive referendum on same-sex marriage
#180 by Greyman » May 24, 2015 3:05 am
BooBoo wrote:Anyway, 62.1% voted yes with a turnout of 61.5%. This means that only a minority (38.2%) actually turned out to vote yes.
Yes, and that 37.9% of voters voted no with a turnout of 61.5% means only 23.3% of the population voted "no". That is a smaller minority.
A turnout of 61.5% only means the opinion of 38.5% is unknown; but it doesn't matter because they just didn't care enough about whatever it was to express it.
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