The batshittery is strong with this one
Jul. 30th, 2008 05:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lyoreOrson Scott Card is at it again.
Most of it is just the usual all-women-should-be-barefoot-and-pregnant-TEH-GAY-is-destroying-life-as-we-know-it-Jim bullshit, but there are a few gems that are just too batshit to ignore.
Because when government is the enemy of marriage, then the people who are actually creating successful marriages have no choice but to change governments, by whatever means is made possible or necessary. ... How long before married people answer the dictators thus: Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy that government and bring it down, so it can be replaced with a government that will respect and support marriage, and help me raise my children in a society where they will expect to marry in their turn.
Biological imperatives trump laws. American government cannot fight against marriage and hope to endure. If the Constitution is defined in such a way as to destroy the privileged position of marriage, it is that insane Constitution, not marriage, that will die.
Um...
I'm really, really glad I never bought any of his books. I'd hate to think I financed this crazy in any way.
Most of it is just the usual all-women-should-be-barefoot-and-pregnant-TEH-GAY-is-destroying-life-as-we-know-it-Jim bullshit, but there are a few gems that are just too batshit to ignore.
Because when government is the enemy of marriage, then the people who are actually creating successful marriages have no choice but to change governments, by whatever means is made possible or necessary. ... How long before married people answer the dictators thus: Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy that government and bring it down, so it can be replaced with a government that will respect and support marriage, and help me raise my children in a society where they will expect to marry in their turn.
Biological imperatives trump laws. American government cannot fight against marriage and hope to endure. If the Constitution is defined in such a way as to destroy the privileged position of marriage, it is that insane Constitution, not marriage, that will die.
Um...
I'm really, really glad I never bought any of his books. I'd hate to think I financed this crazy in any way.
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Date: 2008-07-30 06:21 pm (UTC)Never read any of his books - never plan to!
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Date: 2008-07-31 02:51 am (UTC)It's even more ironic, cause a large part of his rant is directed at those evil heterosexuals who cohabitate before (or even worse, without) marriage. So not only does he hate all the gay people for wanting to get married and have all of those pesky legal rights and things, he hates all the people who chose, for whatever reason, NOT to get married.
Presumably he doesn't mind single people, because they may one day see the light and get married.
His books were on my 'I should read those someday' pile, but no longer.