tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post811957478163361014..comments2023-10-21T07:14:37.880-07:00Comments on Jazz: The Music of Unemployment: Keep your laws off my happyAndrew Durkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471871547839907538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post-11070857994374154322008-11-02T22:51:00.000-08:002008-11-02T22:51:00.000-08:00Hey guys -- thanks for the comments!As far as peop...Hey guys -- thanks for the comments!<BR/><BR/>As far as people fearing change in general -- I know what you're getting at, James, but I want to add to that point. I mean, some change is <I>not</I> so scary -- winning the lottery, say, or getting an extra hour to sleep in because it's time to set the clocks back. Change can be good. And the same people who claim to fear change as a general rule often embrace it when it benefits them personally. Which makes me suspicious of the idea that <I>anybody</I> fears change as a general rule.<BR/><BR/>The folks who define same-sex marriage as "bad change" are using an absurd set of criteria for their definition. That's the bottom line. So when it comes to issues that have no direct bearing on the lives of those who are not actually involved, I'm inclined to (politely) ask people to just get over it, already. There are enough changes in the world that are genuinely worth being scared about (global warming, f'r'instance).<BR/><BR/>You may have noticed this already, but the conversation continues in the next post...Andrew Durkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471871547839907538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post-14941954212414668152008-10-31T11:32:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:32:00.000-07:00Obviously, I am against prop 8, but I don't think ...Obviously, I am against prop 8, but I don't think you can underestimate the HUGE effect that gay marriage in California will have across the world w/r/t gay marriage. People fear change, and it is true that marriage has been an institution for one man and one woman for as long as any of us have lived. So, I understand that people may have strong feelings against gay marriage, even though I totally disagree with the tactics they use to fight it.<BR/><BR/>I don't think people actually care about this issue really. I think they just associate themselves with being liberal or conservative and that forms their opinion. Take the Sarah Palin rallies. She'll chastise Obama for suggesting that people take the day off to vote and the crowd goes nuts! But if Obama had suggested people vote before they go to work, she could have just as easily chastised Obama for putting jobs before voting and the crowd also would have gone nuts! It's a crazy phenomenon.<BR/><BR/>Gay marriage advocates often say "who cares what two people do in their bedroom?" While the sentiment is correct, I think it misses the point. It's not about sex. It's actually quite practical--children, inheritance, hospital ownership, benefits, and even divorce (who gets what). Of course, latte drinking, arugula eating, elite jazz musicians such as ourselves already know this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00515311188400879588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post-55642234612663188072008-10-31T09:20:00.000-07:002008-10-31T09:20:00.000-07:00I'm pretty sure they took that script from a 1920'...I'm pretty sure they took that script from a 1920's KKK tract and just switched in "gay" for "miscegenated." Maybe Prop 8 is setting a dangerous precedent for the banning of marriage altogether? Seriously, if it passes, I'm starting a campaign to stop the government from recognizing any for of marriage--its a religious institution--separation of church and state I say!avatarr8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17120560168648393755noreply@blogger.com