This video from The Huffington Post beautifully displays how issues of human rights are not just liberal or conservative issues; they breach the gap and deal with humanity itself. As a self-proclaimed left-wing progressive, I can honestly say that I was in a state of disbelief when I stumbled upon this video--a conservative openly supporting same-sex marriage in this political environment? Though I quickly recognized that my reaction was unfair to Olson. Why should he be opposed to letting same-sex couples obtain the same rights that other citizens have? It dawned on me upon thinking of this that, though Olson and I are very different in terms of politics, we can agree that everyone deserves natural humans rights. To see others from a seemingly alien moral background or cultural background come together over basic issues like this can hopefully pull even the most pessimistic individual out of their nihilism.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Gay Marriage is not a liberal or conservative issue, it's a human rights issue.
This video from The Huffington Post beautifully displays how issues of human rights are not just liberal or conservative issues; they breach the gap and deal with humanity itself. As a self-proclaimed left-wing progressive, I can honestly say that I was in a state of disbelief when I stumbled upon this video--a conservative openly supporting same-sex marriage in this political environment? Though I quickly recognized that my reaction was unfair to Olson. Why should he be opposed to letting same-sex couples obtain the same rights that other citizens have? It dawned on me upon thinking of this that, though Olson and I are very different in terms of politics, we can agree that everyone deserves natural humans rights. To see others from a seemingly alien moral background or cultural background come together over basic issues like this can hopefully pull even the most pessimistic individual out of their nihilism.
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Wow, I also would never imagine hearing a conservative say that he supports gay rights. I honestly think that this issue is based off of religion and others that don’t agree with that lifestyle believe it shouldn’t be allowed. If it wasn't for religion, there wouldn’t be a need for us to debate whether gay marriage should be legalized or not. On another note, it is nice to see people that do not necessarily believe in that lifestyle, actually support those in the quest of gaining their rights. This world is filled with enough hatred. We need more politicians like Ted Olso. Instead of focusing only on the beliefs of their parties, they should actually think about what’s going on and try to help others out. That will make this country a better place.
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