tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post5552700978400777644..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: An idea’s time has comeArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-44208646195274436672020-07-14T12:13:23.009+12:002020-07-14T12:13:23.009+12:00It's all very positive and I'm really enjo...It's all very positive and I'm really enjoying the victories from afar as we patiently wait for the inevitable here in the UK too. Perversely, I am quite enjoying the crying and begrudging acceptance we keep witnessing, although the antics in France are beyond the pale. France shows these aggressive bigots for what they really are. I hope the momentum continues in the US but I hear the bigger fights are yet to be won with the less evolved states? The future's bright and it is an incredible time to be alive.Andrew Dineleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-13303081879000185072013-05-14T22:05:38.643+12:002013-05-14T22:05:38.643+12:00Yes, it IS an incredible time to be alive! Your PM...Yes, it <i>IS</i> an incredible time to be alive! Your PM helped make it easier for out National Party MPs to support marriage equality with his, "I don't support marriage equality despite being Conservative, I support marriage equality <i>because</i> I'm Conservative". I think the sentiment resonated with some of our more rightward leaning friends in the NZ Parliament.<br /><br />I think that some people may have been so appalled by the antics in France that it may have helped them support marriage equality. After all, most of us have never seen such bald—and violent—anti-gay bigotry before.<br /><br />Yes, Southern US states (in particular) will take longer, and it may take a US Supreme Court decision to force them, a bit like <i>Loving v. Virginia</i> did for inter-racial marriage. ONe way or another, they WILL get there!Arthur (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.com