Marriage -- further thoughts from others

Articulate comments on the subject of same-sex marriage have been submitted by other readers and are viewable by going to the older posts--published on 22 and 23 February--and clicking on the "comments" link for each one.

"Tiger" is eloquently supportive in commenting on the 2/23/12 post.  But there's an econo-politico statement included in that comment with which I will have to take issue.  Here's the statement, lifted directly from the more extensive comment:  ". . .  I would like to live in a society where our main purpose and goal is to do all we can to ensure that every person can be the best person they can be. Yes, that means the talented and gifted do "more" and contribute more to those who are less abled. I realize that this sounds like socialism . . ."



What a great goal!  Bully!  (as Teddy Roosevelt would have said).  However, I cannot agree with the writer's conclusion that such a society would amount to "socialism."  I would like to think that capitalism, as practiced within an enlightened democratic (please notice  that's a small "d", not a capital "D") governing environment, can nurture and provide compassion and assistance for those who are needy.  Naturally, the devil's in the details, and that's why we have elections, which is why our evolution is not necessarily smooth and easy.  Our society and our nation have certainly evolved; my hope and desire is that we continue to evolve.  It seems to be in our nature to evolve in stumbles and lurches.  Let's not regress.

"Tiger" had much more to say; it's all there at the end of the 2/23/12 post.  Go take a look; it's worth reading.

Additional noteworthy comments have been attached to the 2/22/12 posting.  "Mo" makes a great point by writing "Is a happy couple (same or not same sex) a danger to our society? I believe not."  There's a comment from "Anonymous", too, that is on-target.  And "proletarian" says in part ". . . Civil rights are inherent . . . I do not fear people in love, I fear people that hate."

All of the comments are worth reading.

I stand by my original thesis, which is that there is injustice and inequality in legally denying the happiness of marriage to a minority.  The laws should provide benefits and protections to minorities as evenly as they do for the majority.  There's no harm to others here in enabling people of a minority to be happy.