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Originally Posted by _Richard_
you, i, and everyone DO have a right to say what other people think and believe
in fact, you have the power to forcefully stop them. It's called murder, rape, and a series of other horrific crimes that society as a whole has decided 'isn't correct'.
Why democracy, and 'caring what other people think', is so important. Without information and the ability to counter-act misinformation, you (as a whole) could let down your country by allowing laws and bills to pass that could effectively remove constitutional rights based on 'beliefs and opinions'
I don't care, at all, what the 'belief of a homosexual' is, anymore than a 'heterosexual'. I care about people
you ever hear that quote about 'assumptions'?
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the things you listed are crimes, and rightfully so. Having the belief that homosexuality is wrong, isn't. It's like caring if someone believes the sky is purple. If they *act* on that belief, to the detriment of others, that's a whole different ballgame of course. Democracy
will survive in this day and age if some people are racist, or homophobic, or sexist, or whatever the fuck else they CHOOSE to be, in their thoughts.
To believe you have the right to TELL someone else what they should think is just plain wrong (I believe), though at the same time, if you believe it's your right to tell someone else what to believe or think, then crack on. You think you are gonna change a homophobe's mind because you told him to think a different way? Dream on
