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I remember election day 2004 was a very depressing day for me.

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Jun 26 '15, 17:54

Sure, I was not a fan of George W. Bush, but his victory was something that I could deal with. What was depressing was that there were also 10 state referenda passed to ban gay marriage including the liberal state of Oregon. Also depressing was how well and easily Republicans were able use gay marriage as a wedge issue.

It's amazing that in just a little more than a decade gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states.

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I don't mean to be trite, but it's amazing what dogged perseverance can accomplish. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 26, 18:51
Think of all the states (including my own) which passed constitutional amendments banning recognition. How silly do they all look? -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 26, 18:46
It's depressing how little courage there was from Kerry et al on the issue - jangles Jun 26, 18:24
This gives me hope. We are slowly making things better. It'd go faster if there weren't so many tiny minded people scared of the future, but it is - TWuG Jun 26, 17:59 1
- We've been through the same story during the Civil Rights movement. Eventually, the old bigots all died. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 26, 18:52

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I remember election day 2004 was a very depressing day for me.

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