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Sad this new Indiana law can happen in America today. We shouldn't discriminate against ppl bc of who they love #LGBT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/26/indiana-governor-mike-pence-anti-gay-bill_n_6947472.html ...
niyad
(115,079 posts)too much power to "the others". just balancing the scales here, that is all--nothing to see, move along.
anotojefiremnesuka
(198 posts)National and international media
Way to make an effort
Sheldon Cooper
(3,724 posts)anotojefiremnesuka
(198 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)If she had staged a rally, which they seem to be calling for, then they'd complain she was hogging the limelight.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,729 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Pence and his herd are responsible IMO in helping reinforce for some what they want to have, a horrific institution filled with Bigotry and Persecution of others, telling them their Bigotry and Persecution are wholly acceptable. IMO, Pence is unfit for office. Too bad those that vote for him can't comprehend this, but then apparently, it's what they want. IMO, Pence is a POS. Even many many religious people are fed up with him and this Bigot Law.
moondust
(20,105 posts)I expect the RW crazy will continue for quite some time at the state and federal levels since they have gained so many seats.
Other signs of RW madness include George Will now spinning inequality as a good thing and others in the media (like Richard Quest on CNN) celebrating the growing number of billionaires as a good thing we should all apparently aspire to.
Wella
(1,827 posts)And if you go after small businesses in the heartland, the heartland will fight back.
Trillo
(9,154 posts)Maybe they should elect more democrats and fewer bible t-hoppers.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)I also find it interesting that you assume all small businesses in the mid west want to discriminate more than anything and that they are willing to fight for that right. I don't think that's the case at all. I think most of America finds this sort of thing to be repellent in a 'this is why we fought the Nazis' sort of way.
So listen up pal. If these small business owners want to fight, let them stand up and mean it. Why are you running interference for these brave, oh so ready for the fight people you imagine? Where are they?
In my experience what small businesses want is to make money, more money and then also make some money. Yet you think they want to fight for the right to alienate untold numbers of customers? I sure as fuck don't.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,729 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,729 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)In what way are people going after small businesses?
What the hell are you going on about?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,729 posts)phil89
(1,043 posts)He knows that imo.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)On Fri Mar 27, 2015, 07:01 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
Then you're misreading the United States. Not everywhere is New York or San Francisco
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phil89
(1,043 posts)"Going after small business"? Could you be any more out of touch with reality? Indianapolis claims to be an "international city" so they at least pretend to want to keep up with the rest of the world...until now.
Behind the Aegis
(54,244 posts)People have to understand just because marriage equality is making headway doesn't mean we are in the clear. We are still deep in the woods!
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)...life support for Hate. In hopes that Hate may still be able to do Money a few more favors.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)digonswine
(1,485 posts)because I drive a lot and, apparently, hate myself just a little.
As far as I can tell--they equate LGBT folks' desires to NOT be discriminated AGAINST, to their right to do the discriminating.
Really- I think they mean it.
It is simply us vs. them.
Yeah--they want their rights, but what about ours?
Plus-add to it that suppression of christian ways is here now, and full-scale persecution in this country is just around the corner(they hear the hob-nailed feet of oppressive big government-real rhetoric, by the way!) and-well-that's the end!
It is pure batshit crazy fucknuttery--but I think they believe it.
The actual majority feeling like a victimized minority is dangerous!
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)and he posted to FB a photo of himself, grinning, holding a bag of Chic Fil A fries and a comment about how HE is victimized.
digonswine
(1,485 posts)The thing is--they KNOW they are right!
I heard this today regarding gay marriage before the supreme court----"either god is right, or he is wrong." And you can bet your best fiddle that he is right!
They have a certainty that boggles the mind. They have more certainty about things for which there is no evidence than I have for those things for which there are mounding heaps of it.
It is this certainty which leads to so much arrogance and the dismissal of the rights of others. When you know you are right, then . . .
spanone
(136,274 posts)hoosiers elected this asshole
anotojefiremnesuka
(198 posts)along the way we lost our soul.
It is only going to get worse, I hope people are prepared.
Trillo
(9,154 posts)at least 4 decades. Nothing new.