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On changing the world

2015-07-02 20:37:48.001556+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Outrage culture changed the world: “PC” critics are wrong — marriage equality happened because activists used shame and rage. Some thoughts worth keeping in mind as organizations like the Human Rights Campaign continue claiming victory from the appeasement path.

Because we were spooked by the idea that we’d “underestimated the religious vote.” Because we saw Newsom’s famous “Whether you like it or not” quoted in Republican attack ad after attack ad and we retreated in disarray, crying disaster.

Because, in a word, we were chickenshit.

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