Delicious LiveJournal Links for 11-5-2009

[andrewducker]

• Iraq spends millions on divining rods for finding bombs
  (tags: military iraq EpicFail)
• Why you have to vote for rights...
  (tags: rights equality politics law)
• Big Ben on Twitter
  (tags: twitter funny time uk)
• A court decision that reflects what type of country the U.S. is
  (tags: torture politics law canada terrorism democracy usa)

Comments

[khbrown.livejournal.com]

So, if it doesn't have any effect on the lives of those it is forced upon doesn't that make it different from Jim Crow laws, where white racists were obviously against their loss of *tangible* privilege? As in, if blacks were prevented from voting etc, then a system of white discrimination could prevail?

For the record, in case you misread me, I have no problems whatsoever with civil partnership / gay marriage / equality - I'm just playing devil's advocate on a too easy (and US/UK) comparison.

Those who oppose one form of discrimination may not be against another, for selfish reasons.

Have you seen Tongues Untied BTW - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103099/ - which is on black gay men's double marginalisation in black and gay cultures in the US.