I was with you until And I think we should have the right to these choices without being hounded and harrassed and disrespected..
The latter is the consequence of a free but diverse society. No help for it short of tyranny.
Unless, of course, you're simply making a plea for good manners, rather than of gummint intervention in same. In which case "Hear! Hear!"
Which is not to say I agree with your manifesto in every way (some parts yes, some no, some qualified), merely that I can appreciate your perspective: In a sane world, political compromise would be possible. Since we don't have that (have we ever?) we'll just have to muddle through somehow.
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The latter is the consequence of a free but diverse society. No help for it short of tyranny.
Unless, of course, you're simply making a plea for good manners, rather than of gummint intervention in same. In which case "Hear! Hear!"
Which is not to say I agree with your manifesto in every way (some parts yes, some no, some qualified), merely that I can appreciate your perspective: In a sane world, political compromise would be possible. Since we don't have that (have we ever?) we'll just have to muddle through somehow.