EPTOn June 27 2015 19:24 Leny_1 wrote:
Never though i would see this site going political...
Never though i would see this site going political...
Celebrating equality and condemning discrimination is apolitical.
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Radfield
Canada2720 Posts
Celebrating equality and condemning discrimination is apolitical. | ||
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Rocket-Bear
3070 Posts
 The Gay TL thread is pretty big, have an active community here. Anyway now that gay marriage is legal in all states, should I get married in gas, liquid or solid state? + Show Spoiler + shamelessly stolen from reddit | ||
digmouse
China6332 Posts
On June 27 2015 19:24 Leny_1 wrote: Never though i would see this site going political... Supporting equality has nothing to do with politics and it is something TL has been doing for years. | ||
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tshi
United States2495 Posts
On June 27 2015 20:57 digmouse wrote: Supporting equality has nothing to do with politics and it is something TL has been doing for years. to some, that is a political thing. like slavery was lol | ||
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Leny_1
Poland45 Posts
On June 27 2015 20:17 Radfield wrote: Celebrating equality and condemning discrimination is apolitical. It's subject of political debate and it is 'celebrated' just after court ruling, of course it's political. | ||
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y0su
Finland7871 Posts
On June 27 2015 21:22 Leny_1 wrote: It's subject of political debate and it is 'celebrated' just after court ruling, of course it's political. So you think it's coincidence that it happens to be pride week & TL did the same thing last year? | ||
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Leny_1
Poland45 Posts
On June 27 2015 21:07 tshi wrote: to some, that is a political thing. like slavery was lol If it wasn't there wouldn't be civil war. And i think you missing my point. I didn't say it is right or wrong to do so. | ||
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Serimek
France2274 Posts
On June 27 2015 04:43 MtlGuitarist97 wrote: What a time to be alive in the US. I was alive for the first black president AND the legalization of same-sex marriage. 50 years ago neither would have seemed plausible. Not to mention that you were alive to see economical inequalities coming back at their highest since the mid 20s and to see the highest ratio of incarcerated people ever reach, just to name two facts. What a time to be alive in the US for real... (Note that France resists quite better to inequality, but is going the same trend, a most of Europe actually. And to be quite honest, it might be the case that USA future is brighter than Europe's one.) edit : Don't misunderstand me, I'm all in against gender inequalities  | ||
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METATERREN
71 Posts
On June 27 2015 09:29 [Phantom] wrote: But..I fail to realize how this is a "truly historical event" for anyone that isn't in the US. It may be if it was the first time it is legalized in a country but it isn't. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/xDH37fKm.jpg) The U.S.A. has the strongest economy on the planet and other countries tend to look toward it for policy decisions. One of the reasons we have one of the strongest economies is because of how we do things in the legislature, the things that citizens are allowed and not allowed to do, and that sort of thing. So, other countries tend to take after us. Also, once a precedent is set by whoever-happens-to-be-the-biggest or a peer amongst the biggest and for whatever-reasons-they-set-the-precedent, it makes it much easier for others to do so with somewhere to point to for justification. Look to illegalizing marijuana as one example of something that America did and a lot of other countries followed. A similar thing happened with the international conversion to fiat money systems after the U.S.A. did so ".. a series of economic measures taken by United States President Richard Nixon in 1971, including unilaterally canceling the direct convertibility of the United States dollar to gold. Since then, a system of national fiat monies has been used globally, with freely floating exchange rates between the major currencies" | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On June 27 2015 21:29 Leny_1 wrote: If it wasn't there wouldn't be civil war. And i think you missing my point. I didn't say it is right ot wrong to do so. Then you just came here to whine for no reason. | ||
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Leny_1
Poland45 Posts
On June 27 2015 21:41 Plansix wrote: Then you just came here to whine for no reason. Just said i have mixed feeling about esports site mixing into polictics. And i just didn't 'came here' i read this site since 2005 so please forgive me if make few posts. | ||
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farvacola
United States18869 Posts
On June 27 2015 21:58 Leny_1 wrote: Just said i have mixed feeling about esports site mixing into polictics. And i just didn't 'came here' i read this site since 2005 so please forgive me if make few posts. If you've truly been reading this site since 2005, TL's support for equality would not surprise you, at all. | ||
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Sanders
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On June 28 2015 03:53 Sanders wrote: The ends never justify the means. A system where the Judicial branch can essentially change laws is fucked. A system where unconstitutional law cannot be overturned is fucked. | ||
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NewSunshine
United States5938 Posts
And if you want to argue over this news, or the fact that TL's talking about it, that's really sad. This is big news, but good news nonetheless, don't sour it with your shit. | ||
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Artisreal
Germany9235 Posts
change doesn't equal progress but is necessary for it, though how you define progress of course is highly debatable as so many things in life | ||
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brickrd
United States4894 Posts
On June 27 2015 21:58 Leny_1 wrote: Just said i have mixed feeling about esports site mixing into polictics. And i just didn't 'came here' i read this site since 2005 so please forgive me if make few posts. some issues go beyond politics and are a matter of human decency. you are from poland, imagine if this was WW2 and teamliquid was showing support for polish victims of nazi germany? then would you complain that it's "political"? many lgbt people grow up with family or friends or neighbors who make them feel unwelcome in the world, this is a gesture that validates them and makes them feel welcome. in exchange you have to look at a rainbow and read one thread celebrating gay marriage. i really don't think there is a problem with that gay people are pro gamers, gay people are esports fans. they are here with us reading the site and enjoying esports with us. this message tells them they are free to share our community and be who they are and that they will be protected from discrimination. maybe that is not important to you, but it is important to them | ||
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vhapter
Brazil677 Posts
On June 27 2015 09:29 [Phantom] wrote: But..I fail to realize how this is a "truly historical event" for anyone that isn't in the US. It may be if it was the first time it is legalized in a country but it isn't. But it is. Because above nationality, sexuality, gender, skin color, you name it... is the fact that we're human beings. That being said, the fact that we're talking about the US does make this bigger news. The US can be very influential and that gives even more momentum to other countries. | ||
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Leny_1
Poland45 Posts
On June 28 2015 06:10 brickrd wrote: some issues go beyond politics and are a matter of human decency. you are from poland, imagine if this was WW2 and teamliquid was showing support for polish victims of nazi germany? then would you complain that it's "political"? many lgbt people grow up with family or friends or neighbors who make them feel unwelcome in the world, this is a gesture that validates them and makes them feel welcome. in exchange you have to look at a rainbow and read one thread celebrating gay marriage. i really don't think there is a problem with that gay people are pro gamers, gay people are esports fans. they are here with us reading the site and enjoying esports with us. this message tells them they are free to share our community and be who they are and that they will be protected from discrimination. maybe that is not important to you, but it is important to them While i understand what are you trying to say comparing death and terror of war to lack of acceptance in society is beyond ridiculous. | ||
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Saumure
France404 Posts
On June 28 2015 06:10 brickrd wrote: some issues go beyond politics and are a matter of human decency. you are from poland, imagine if this was WW2 and teamliquid was showing support for polish victims of nazi germany? then would you complain that it's "political"? Well I have not seen TL showing support Palestinians last year. Nor for ebola victims, Lybia, Syria, Afro american homeless guy killed by police, etc . ... So your analogy does not really hold. | ||
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