Look, for many cultures - marriage aren't about love (or aren't solely about love) - this is very much a Western/modern thing.
For them, marriages are part of society - a married couples has responsibilities to the society.
And the family unit, and raising children are a big part of it.
You need to look outside your own experiences.
That's what I don't get about this whole fracas.
You have all these people on HN screaming and jumping up and down, saying EICHS IS A BIGOT! ONLY MY VIEWPOINT IS CORRECT! IT'S SO OBVIOUS?!!!!
Well, if they were as "big-minded" as they claim, then they'd see that there many people with differing opinions to you. Shock!
I think this poster said it best (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7526663)
Don't support welfare? You're against poor people. Support welfare? You're against the working man. You're pro-choice? You're against babies. You're pro-life? You're against women.
Look, for many cultures - marriage aren't about love (or aren't solely about love) - this is very much a Western/modern thing.
For them, marriages are part of society - a married couples has responsibilities to the society.
And the family unit, and raising children are a big part of it.
You need to look outside your own experiences.
That's what I don't get about this whole fracas.
You have all these people on HN screaming and jumping up and down, saying EICHS IS A BIGOT! ONLY MY VIEWPOINT IS CORRECT! IT'S SO OBVIOUS?!!!!
Well, if they were as "big-minded" as they claim, then they'd see that there many people with differing opinions to you. Shock!
I think this poster said it best (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7526663)
Don't support welfare? You're against poor people. Support welfare? You're against the working man. You're pro-choice? You're against babies. You're pro-life? You're against women.