shame on (some of) you!
tell me or show me how biased you are and i shall tell you who and what you are. and i will despair of you and feel sorry for you and be intolerant of your ignorance and prejudice, yet try to teach you a thing or two.
a statewide field poll released wednesday found that about half of those surveyed disapproved of same-sex marriages, while 44 percent approved. the poll of nearly 1000 registered voters was conducted late last week.
the poll found that voters who identified themselves as male, conservative, republican, over 50, with less than a college degree, protestant, catholic, black or native latin-american/latin-american origin were all more likely to oppose same-sex marriages. [surprise, surprise...]
according to the poll, liberals, democrats, non-partisans, younger voters, those who had completed postgraduate work, followers of other religions or who had no religious preference, and asians [all in all the more enlightened people in our society] were more likely to favour gay marriages, while women, ideological moderates, whites and college graduates were evenly split. [groups which have never been able to quite make up their minds, right? i mean, wrong! hahaha].
but the poll also showed that opposition to amending the federal constitution was broad, crossing age, ideological, ethnic, geographic and religious lines.
and naturally, the strongest support for an amendment came from republicans and conservatives.
while nearly sixty percent of adults who were asked in 1977 opposed gay marriages, now only fifty percent of voters do. some speculate that what's happened is that people have become more tolerant and more accepting of alternative lifestyles on all fronts.
and in case you missed it, go have a read of bill maher's valentine day comments...
