As you may have figured out by now ~ I am an extremely passionate person when it comes to things that I care about, as well as the things that I believe in. That being said ~ most of the time when it doesn’t affect me or my believes, I am completely content walking in the other direction. I would not make a very good politician, because I honestly just don’t have a view on every topic.
For those of you who do not live in North Carolina, Tuesday was a very controversial day in our state. We were charged with voting on an amendment that would add the definition of marriage between a man and a woman to our state’s constitution, as over half of the country has done already.
Keep in mind that gay marriage was already illegal in the state of North Carolina. Based on what I have read (I am not an expert) it is my belief that the politicians of NC wanted to add this amendment so that the law could not so easily be overturned. But let’s talk about what it turned into… Many 40+ page papers were published ~ never to include the full text of the amendment ~ claiming that it would harm children ~ allow gays and unmarried couples no protection against domestic violence ~ break all private agreements regarding domestic insurance arrangements, wills etc.
People were outraged. The funny ~ no the saddest part in my opinion ~ was that the amendment text (which was never included) very specifically stated that it would have no affect on private agreements whatsoever. This amendment would not take away the responsibility of a parent to provide health insurance to their child, it would not in any way change agreements between employee and employer and it certainly would not prevent the police from responding to a domestic abuse call because the co-habitants were not married.
People never bothered to get the facts. They just saw “what it would do” and started throwing out words like hatemonger, bigot, redneck… It doesn’t even matter what side of the issue I’m on ~ it is disturbing to me that I am weeks away from bringing a miracle into this world in the form of a little girl ~ and that she will be subject to such idiocy amongst a society who finds it unheard of to think for themselves.
According to Wikipedia ~ Bigotry is the state of mind of a "bigot", a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one who exhibits intolerance or animosity toward members of a group.
Weren’t those opposed to the amendment acting in this state of mind? To be intolerable of the group of “rednecks” and “bigots” who survive another generation?
You cannot truly know someone’s beliefs or motivations behind anything without having an intelligent conversation with them. If you don’t wish to do so ~ then keep your accusations to yourself… That’s all for today. It’s been a rough week.
Sincerely,
~Nikki
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