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Seit einer Weile schaue ich mir regelmäßig The Daily Show mit Jon Stewart an, wunderbar aufbereitet auf www.thedailyshow.com. Gestern abend war der ehemalige republikanische Präsidentschaftskandidat Mike Huckabee. Unter anderem unterhielten sich die beiden über das Thema gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe. Ein Recht, was aktuell in den USA besonders heiß disktuiert und nachträglich in vielen Staaten, nachdem es unlängst eingeführt, erneut abgeschafft wurde.

Jeder einzelne sollte sich dazu eine eigene Meinung bilden… und während Ihr das tut, schaut Euch bitte das entsprechende Video an: Micke Huckabee on The Daily Show.

Dazu aus dem Transkript des Dialoges die letzten Zeilen:

Jon: Here’s what I think. I think it’s one of… You talk about the pro-life movement being one of the great shames of our nation. If you want #2, I think it’s that. I think it’s an absolute, it’s a travesty that people have forced someone who is gay to have to make their case that they deserve the same basic rights.

Mike: I disagree with that. I really do. And one of the things I wanna make sure that people understand that if someone does not necessarily support the idea of changing the definition of marriage, it does not mean that they’re a homophobe. It does not mean that they’re filled with hate and animosity.

Jon: I was in no way suggesting that.

Mike: No you were not saying that, but I think that some people would like to throw the epithets at people, whether they’re like me or someone else.

Jon: But it does beg the question, and I have to say, and again, is why? You keep talking about, “Geez, it would be redifining a word,” and it feels like semantics is cold comfort when it comes to humanity. And especially someone such as yourself, who is, I think, an empathetic person, who is someone who seeks to get to the heart of problems, this is idea that, “Geez, I don’t know, Jon, definitions in society…” I mean, marriage was not even a sacrament until the 1200′s.

Mike: But words do matter. Definitions matter. And I think that we have to be very thoughtful and careful before we say that we’re going to undo an entire social structure. I mean, let’s face it, the purpose of a marriage is not just to create the next generation, but is to train our replacements. And it is in the context of 23 male and 23 female chromosomes coming together at the point of conception to create the next human life.

Jon: I think you’re looking at sexuality and not attributes, and I think it’s odd because the conservative mantra is “Ameritocracy”, and I think what you’re suggesting is, the fact of being gay parents makes you not as good as others. And I would suggest that a loving, gay family with a financially secure background beats the hell out of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline any day of the week.