Iowa and Sweden in the same week. And yet...we're all still breathing oxygen and unable to fly without being surrounded by an airplane. The opponents to gay marriage are still trying to convince proponents with arguments that almost invariably boil down to 1) religion and 2) this is the way it has always been. John Scalzi's comment thread is a perfect example.
Oddly enough, conservative thinkers want the fruits and benefits of modernity, like fast and easy communication and transportation, but they don't like the concurrent social changes. It would be a kindness to return them to their stone knives and bearskins.
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I like the way you look at the experience of being conservative in today's world. It's such an odd mix of wanting to control the "morals" rather than the ethics of individuals. And corporations, for that matter.
And yet the ethics matter, particularly for corporations, and haven't we just been treated to possibly-moral individuals but definitely unethical people in charge of corporations?
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