Obama orders end to the practice of denying same-sex partners hospital visits

[DrPhil]

Such is life.

There are 4 categories:

1) People who don't give a shit.
2) People who give a shit.
3) People who don't give a shit but will use it as a platform.
4) People who give a shit and will use it as a platform.

I don't really care what category people are in as long as they are honest, which politicians rarely are.

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A big lesson in life is not to assume that what you eat (read: believe or care about) makes everyone else shit. Also, while we all hold our beliefs based on whatever they are based on and are pretty confident and assertive in them, none of us hold the key to objective truths. Power dynamics and protecting group interests (what social inequalities are based on) are the issue and not information. That's one reason why I see no point in discussing whether sexual orientation is a choice. As with other inequalities, it doesn't really matter whether people are educated and individual opinions are altered.
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[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Such is life.

There are 4 categories:

1) People who don't give a shit.
2) People who give a shit.
3) People who don't give a shit but will use it as a platform.
4) People who give a shit and will use it as a platform.

I don't really care what category people are in as long as they are honest, which politicians rarely are.

redundant/
A big lesson in life is not to assume that what you eat (read: believe or care about) makes everyone else shit. Also, while we all hold our beliefs based on whatever they are based on and are pretty confident and assertive in them, none of us hold the key to objective truths. Power dynamics and protecting group interests (what social inequalities are based on) are the issue and not information. That's one reason why I see no point in discussing whether sexual orientation is a choice. As with other inequalities, it doesn't really matter whether people are educated and individual opinions are altered.
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I'm not talking about politicians, inasmuch as regular people who don't realize how things affect them, and let their elected officials make choices for them, without realizing the ramifications (positive or negative) of those choices. About sexual orientation being a choice, I only mentioned that since I can't really have a discussion with someone who believes it is one, as they can equate that choice with any other choice one makes to align with a special interest group. Well except AARP, we can't really chose to not get older and fall in that category, but we can choose to be members.