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Originally Posted by HuffDawg
When have "a few people" ever been able to force their values on others in this country? you ask? Thats typical coming from a Liberal. Its the minority in this country that have made most of the changes in society. Most good (voting right for non-whites and women) but some bad (welfare). If you were to ask the majority (we are a democracy) they would agree to ban same sex marriage, or at least thats what the polls say.
And as the 50% of marriages end in divorce, you are correct. This problem with the break down of the home and family have only come about in the last 20 years or so. The percentage was much less 20 years ago.
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Perhaps, but this is not 20 years ago, and it never will be again. I'll see if I can find some hostorical data on that.
I'm not Liberal thank you. If you need proof, look at the "Gun Control, truth intead..." thread. My views range widely from issue to issue. Please do not infer you label on me. Thanx
As far as your examples, sure if you break it down to the minority groups involved and only them. But there were plenty of folks outside of the minority that supported their position. So on a broader scale of opinion and the overall majority party in power, no... the will of the few rarely gets forced on the many. And just a point of fact, we are a republic, not a democracy. Democracy is the ability of the majority to force it's will on the the minority. Republics... well... look it up.