Legalize Polygamy

Recently in many Western liberal democracies, the definition of marriage has been changed to include gay and lesbian marriages. Of course, I believe in their civil union rights, but the issue at hand is whether we should amend the definition of marriage. Since the number of gay couples has risen in many societies, and since it has become more and more accepted by societies, many governments have felt that they should change what they call marriage.

Western democracy is about equality of the law and equal benefit and protection of the law; therefore if the definition of marriage is going to be changed, we must apply this law equally.

I then propose that if you support changing marriage for gays you must change it for polygamy and later down the line you must change it for bestiality as well.

Polygamists have rights too, so why are they being discriminated against? Some argue that Polygamists are crazy fanatics unfit to be parents. Well then what about drug users, alcoholics, violent or dangerous people? They are not denied marriage rights and no one is suggesting that the state dictate who is fit or unfit to be married.

Some argue that Polygamy can cause confusion among their children. 2 dads or 2 moms, step parents, godparents, half brothers, half sisters. Let's face it, society as a nuclear family is over. No one is suggesting that we ban divorce or same sex marriage to avoid confusion.

Some people will argue that there are too few polygamists to facilitate the need to grant them marriage. Has anyone ever been to Utah, Nevada or Colorado? And so would you then say that once they grow in sizes we will then grant them marriage rights?

I am obviously not throwing out my endorsement for polygamy. Marriage is a sacred convenant between a man and a woman. And if we believe in progessive liberal ideals, it is hypocritical to support changing the defintion of marriage for one group of people and not the other.

Bestiality is next.

The death of the activist

Activism is dead.

Ok here we go.

Darfur activists are amongst the most hyporcrtical self-loathing, hemp wearing "activists" on this planet. We all know about the genocide that has taken place in Darfur (and possibly still happening). Hundreds of thousands of people dead, and over a million displaced; we've all heard the numbers before.

Darfur activists for the most part advocate for a peaceful solution to the genocide. And very very few support a robust military force in the region.

The only way however to stop a genocide is through military force. In fact there has never been a genocide that has ended diplomatically, through peaceful solutions. Unless they killed them all, and only then do they come to the table for a peaceful solution.

The people of darfur are not going to be saved by people wearing t-shirts, wristbands, attending Save Darfur rallies or anything like that. They don't need us having a bake sale for them.

Just think about the holocaust for a second. Millions are being sent to the gas chambers. Did we really need people wearing "Stop the Holocaust" t-shirts? Did we need "Stop the holocaust" wristbands? Did we need a bake sale, "Buy a cookie, Save a Jew?". NO. All we needed was for someone to bomb the F@#$ing train tracks of Auschwitz.

This trend of activim is what I call "cookie cutter" activism. And yes I did invent that term. Now cookie cutter activism is designed to make people feel like they are making a difference when in fact they are not.

Another great example is the Israel at 60 party at the Ricoh Colliseum in Toronto. The problem with these mega Israel events is that people think that all they have to do, to support Israel, is to show up at these annual rallies, wave an Israeli flag, listen to HaDag Nachash or Idan Reichel for the gagillionth time and listen to our Prime Minister pander to a Jewish crowd.

C'mon. Can no one see through this? Everyone is talking about Prime Minister Stephen Harpers speech, "an attack on Israel is an attack on Canada." And the Jews just eat it up like it was their last meal on earth. Name one thing that Canada has done to stop the rocket fire in Sderot? Name one thing Canada has done to pressure the PA to crackdown on terrorism, corruption, human rights abuses, etc.. Nothing. But all the Canadian Jews will bow down to Stephen Harper as long as he says what everyone wants to hear.

But yet these mega funtions make everyone feel like an activist. For the low price of $75, you can drive all the way to CNE and feel like an activist. You can now sleep better at night.

And just like those university students who are engulfed in their idealistic drivel, who love to wear Che Guevera shirts like he's their f!@#$ messiah, who think they are actually doing something to solve the crisis in Darfur.

Activism as we once knew it, as we once prided ourselves on is DEAD. RIP Activism 1959-2008

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