Monday, November 9, 2009
Politics / News Ok, Maybe the "Mutant Inbred Hicks" Thing Last Week Was a Bit Harsh
Posted by Mark Asch on Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- Enraged at the enforced prejudices of Mainers, the lobsters attack!
After all, some 30 states have rejected gay marriage, including California. This is a national issue. (Ten years ago, in a vote I remember very well, Maine voters upheld another Question 1, overturning a gay rights measure. Progress.) Blogging at the Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates thinks out loud:
The obvious parallel is civil rights. It's quite clear to me that Jim Crow in the South could not have been struck down by a majority vote...
That's a pretty fair point: the will of the majority has, historically, lagged behind the needs of the minority. Today, we are all Mutant Inbred Hicks.
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