EPTGoogle Announces Campaign to Legalize Gay Marriage - Page 3
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Otolia
France5805 Posts
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Crushinator
Netherlands2138 Posts
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:15 bblack wrote: Well regardless, I think it's a great initiative. The point I was trying to make is that Google at least is big enough to survive mocking/hate from a part of the world population and still be an incredibly influential on the market  Yes, it's a great initiative (though the ramifications of a corporation getting into sociopolitical issues--and a very very sensitive one at that--do probably remain to be seen). But actually no, that was not the point you were making at all with that post. @Azera: yup. I mean personally if I had to be absolutely honest, I am a bit creeped out by gay people/gay marriage, but legalizing gay marriage does not affect me negatively, creates opportunities for adoptions, and furthermore it allows a growing population to be more happy. I don't see much wrong with it, except perhaps conflict between states and citizens in the event that governments do not wish to shift an anti-gay marriage stance, but that would me more of an indirect result I suppose. | ||
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terran0330
New Zealand106 Posts
On July 08 2012 18:41 Tripal wrote: Why would they want to get wed in a christian manner if christianity as a religion is totally against gay people. It would mean that christians would have to somehow change the religion for it to be possible for gay people to get married there. This should be more like a campaign for allowing gay people to register their "marriage" in like a state office or something, because they can't for christianity to change their views, that are based on "a holy book" just because some gay people want to get married in a church. ps. not a christian, but this is just stupid. People should realize marriage was never a Christian concept, it was just stolen and adopted off the pagans. So when Christians claim that gays ruin marriage.... you have no right to say that.. as marriage isn't owned by your religion.. On topic, GOOD ON YOU GOOGLE. It is great to see this kinda push happening, and it is going to be interesting to see the arguments coming from the homophobes about this. | ||
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Conti
Germany2516 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:01 marttorn wrote: Uh... I... Sure I'll try; could you specify more of what will happen if we allow gay marriage? Why, this of course: ![[image loading]](http://lolzombie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/tWa05UHzPgi588jtC0Fn4ePdo1_500.jpg) | ||
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Chargelot
2275 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:18 Otolia wrote: Allowing private companies to meddle with public affairs is never a good idea, no matter how justified it seems to be. Google isn't the lamb it tries to appear as and this is just another setup in their attempt to solidify a monopoly over the young generation who is usually in favor of gay marriage. Regardless of their intentions, if they seek to do well in the world, even for personal gain, let them. Ride the Google bus to a better world. If once you reach your destination you see it fit to abandon Google, you can go ahead and burn the bus. But you have to get to your destination somehow, and it'll be a lot easier on their dime than on yours. | ||
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Herper
501 Posts
either they think this would make more people use google products than lose current customers or they are launching something soon that is related | ||
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Azera
3800 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:20 Aerisky wrote: Actually no, that was not the point you were making at all with that post. @Azera: yup. I mean personally if I had to be absolutely honest, I am a bit creeped out by gay people/gay marriage, but legalizing gay marriage does not affect me negatively, creates opportunities for adoptions, and furthermore it allows a growing population to be more happy. I don't see much wrong with it, except perhaps conflict between states and citizens in the event that governments do not wish to shift their an anti-gay marriage stance, but that would me more of an indirect result I suppose. I definitely understand where you're coming from. I, and many others, would be lying if we were to say that we don't find homosexual behaviour a little weird. It might be because of how we were brought up and the society we live in though. I get a little " Hehe, that's nasty. " ala Cleveland Brown when I watch I Love You Philip Morris, but when it comes down to fighting for equal rights and such, expect to see me on the frontlines. | ||
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Azera
3800 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:22 Herper wrote: Don't know what google is trying to do here either they think this would make more people use google products than lose current customers or they are launching something soon that is related What they're trying to do? Be humans. Free people who feel trapped in their own body. | ||
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Crushinator
Netherlands2138 Posts
On July 08 2012 18:48 Flummie wrote: Buddhists also marry fyi and muslims too. It is not a christian term (or limited to christians rather) by all means. Its more than that. All societies ever have had a concept of marriage. It is a cultural universal. | ||
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Chargelot
2275 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:24 Azera wrote: What they're trying to do? Be humans. Free people who feel trapped in their own body. Okay lets not get carried away. They're not freeing people from their own bodies and confusions. They're supporting homosexual marriage. | ||
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noddy
United Kingdom927 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:22 Herper wrote: Don't know what google is trying to do here either they think this would make more people use google products than lose current customers or they are launching something soon that is related They are supporting a good cause. Something big corporations do, all the time. | ||
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Taktik
Poland680 Posts
Imagine Iran has ten times bigger GDP and one of their companies would launch a campaign in Greece with goal to ban homosexualis. It is not right because we think so, but their believes say otherwise. | ||
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Azera
3800 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:25 Chargelot wrote: Okay lets not get carried away. They're not freeing people from their own bodies. Not get carried away? By legalizing gay marriage, they are essentially letting LGBTs have an easier time coming out, I believe. Nothing oppresses like restriction by law. | ||
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Adreme
United States5574 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:27 Taktik wrote: O_o Why would Google do this is beyond me... If they dont know what to do with their cash how about helping starving children of Africa? Or AIDS or whatever. Gay/Lesbian marriage is a political topic in many countries so by doing this it looks like one of the biggest companies in the world want to directly influence the politics of independent countries. I dont give a single fuck if its right because U belieave so. If they would lunch campaign on AIDS in Africa or children labor in India or something like that I would not have problem with this. Imagine Iran has ten times bigger GDP and one of their companies would launch a campaign in Greece with goal to ban homosexualis. It is not right because we think so, but their believes say otherwise. Iran is a country so it would be seen as one country meddling in another countries affairs. Google is a multinational coorporation with employees all over the world. | ||
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Azera
3800 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:27 Taktik wrote: O_o Why would Google do this is beyond me... If they dont know what to do with their cash how about helping starving children of Africa? Or AIDS or whatever. Gay/Lesbian marriage is a political topic in many countries so by doing this it looks like one of the biggest companies in the world want to directly influence the politics of independent countries. I dont give a single fuck if its right because U belieave so. If they would lunch campaign on AIDS in Africa or children labor in India or something like that I would not have problem with this. Imagine Iran has ten times bigger GDP and one of their companies would launch a campaign in Greece with goal to ban homosexualis. It is not right because we think so, but their believes say otherwise. Can they not do both? They're not restricted to doing one good thing. http://google-africa.blogspot.sg/2011/06/helping-african-artists-manage-their.html http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/cell-phones-google-apps-help-bring-basic-sanitiation-to-africa.htm http://www.google.org/projects.html http://www.google.com/africa/ | ||
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
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Chargelot
2275 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:27 Azera wrote: Not get carried away? By legalizing gay marriage, they are essentially letting LGBTs have an easier time coming out, I believe. Nothing oppresses like restriction by law. Restriction by society, friend. Law has its limits. Society permeates all the way down to the soul, if you will. The social tyrant is a hell of a lot scarier than the political tyrant. People will not be free from this oppression until you've changed hearts and minds. Laws are just details by comparison. | ||
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Alexstrasas
302 Posts
Considering that there are European countries with 1.20 fertility rates i wonder why there aren’t any companies supporting traditional families with kids, i guess normal families just aren’t "hip" anymore | ||
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Azera
3800 Posts
On July 08 2012 19:30 Chargelot wrote: Restriction by society, friend. Law has its limits. Society permeates all the way down to the soul, if you will. The social tyrant is a hell of a lot scarier than the political tyrant. People will not be free from this oppression until you've changed hearts and minds. Laws are just details by comparison. I definitely acknowledge that restriction by society may, and most probably is much stronger than restriction by law. However, I think we can both agree that it does help - to a certain extent. | ||
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