Not so much a state of mind as much as in sexual orientation. This is the wild west for politicians and commoners alike in the so called first world, right there with over extended lines of credit and debt defaults.
Every day the local and national news are fraught with some tidbits about how the gay community is expressing their latest angst about not being treated as equals and given the same rights.
Now to a straight observer such as myself all this seems comparable to a new product launch that may be besieged by hitherto (sounds cool) unknown problems, marketing challenges, financing issues etc. Getting their voices heard and making sure they get to feel at par with the rest of society is clearly the big driver. After all it is the land of the free, democracy, justice and liberty for all, etc etc.
No mention of rights. That is what they are after. Right to marry and most recently a new wrinkle - right to be divorced like the next man or woman. Big snafu for those that fought to get a marriage license then to discover that that was a colossal mistake that needed to rectify legally.
Oops - if they moved to a state that does not recognize their union as marriage in the first place that is a problem. So they may need to hike back to their origin state (if that state still honors gay marriage) to then void their contract.
There is a lesson here - why when you are so strung out to get married are you not taking the trouble to determine if this union is indeed going to stick to those promises (admittedly archaic - see other blog pontificating on the irrelevance of the vows) about 'till death do us part'?
Why develop something to market and then before it launches release a bug fix? People are barely getting used to the idea. You will only confuse the public.
If you do find yourself in a situation that is not favorable after all then try to stick it out I say. Millions of straight couples in India do.
Perhaps the Adjustment Bureau works overtime in India.
Every day the local and national news are fraught with some tidbits about how the gay community is expressing their latest angst about not being treated as equals and given the same rights.
Now to a straight observer such as myself all this seems comparable to a new product launch that may be besieged by hitherto (sounds cool) unknown problems, marketing challenges, financing issues etc. Getting their voices heard and making sure they get to feel at par with the rest of society is clearly the big driver. After all it is the land of the free, democracy, justice and liberty for all, etc etc.
No mention of rights. That is what they are after. Right to marry and most recently a new wrinkle - right to be divorced like the next man or woman. Big snafu for those that fought to get a marriage license then to discover that that was a colossal mistake that needed to rectify legally.
Oops - if they moved to a state that does not recognize their union as marriage in the first place that is a problem. So they may need to hike back to their origin state (if that state still honors gay marriage) to then void their contract.
There is a lesson here - why when you are so strung out to get married are you not taking the trouble to determine if this union is indeed going to stick to those promises (admittedly archaic - see other blog pontificating on the irrelevance of the vows) about 'till death do us part'?
Why develop something to market and then before it launches release a bug fix? People are barely getting used to the idea. You will only confuse the public.
If you do find yourself in a situation that is not favorable after all then try to stick it out I say. Millions of straight couples in India do.
Perhaps the Adjustment Bureau works overtime in India.
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