Originally posted by Carrikature
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Oh I don't disagree that both sides argue based on harm. I just think they did so poorly, and you seem to agree.
Right. This was already happening, though. Even were I to grant there was an additional push from accepting same-sex marriage, it's a drop in the bucket compared to everything else that was already happening.
Any good craftsman knows that a bigger hammer can't solve every problem. It's a useful backup, but it's seldom the first tool for the job. I think the sort of thinking you show here is indicative of the general political problems we deal with. Everyone is fighting over the biggest hammer, but neither side actually knows when or where to use it. Even the most well-intentioned still do more harm than good.
On the whole though, I don't see the problem with using government to deal with mass social dysfunction. It's not a small localized issue.
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