Every progressive project was undertaken in opposition to the then-current dominant belief and practice. Racial and sexual politics has been the forum. Conservatives took up a defense of their position and fought out the issue in the public forum.
And always lost.*
But notice. Once the Progressive goal du jour is achieved, there can be no more discussion.
The new dispensation is a sacred icon, untouchable and beyond question. Try having a public discussion now where you reject same-sex marriage. You are simply a H8er and have no right to an opinion.
Much less wondering out loud about racial or gender equality. Or questioning the wisdom of mixed race marriage, etc. Ostracism, loss of income, even physical attack will follow.
As the Ebonics say, "Don't even try it."
Under the previous regime, you could fight to have your idea accepted.
Once the Progressives win, you may not beg to differ.
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*The defeat of the feminist Equal Rights amendment is an exception. But that was only one battle in a war that feminists have entirely won.
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