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jbiernat wrote:
Google RRS gay marriage or RRS Prop 8. The flicker discussion mentions a donation of approx. $16,000. This is a polarizing subject and I feel it does not have to be. If ANY couple is in a union with one another they should have the same rights as a married couple. However the definition of marriage does not have to change to grant these rights to everyone. If RRS did donate to Prop. 8 I don't see a problem with it. I commend them for standing up for their beliefs.
"Standing up for their beliefs" is fine. But this is not what Joe Johnson is doing. I would defend Joe Johnson's right to believe gay marriage is wrong, and to teach his children it's wrong, and to try and convince anyone who'll listen that it's wrong. But I do NOT believe he has a right to try and make a law requiring everyone to be governed by his beliefs. And in fact, the most recent court ruling (by a Republican judge appointed by Bush Sr. I might add) supported this. Simply, one group of people cannot be denied, without due process, a privilege extended to another group.
I like to keep politics out of business. If liberals refuse to do business with Republicans, then you might as well stop using telephones, most media, and any form of energy you don't generate yourself. But this isn't politics, it's either bigotry, an attempt at theocracy, or both.
On another note, RRS does make fine products, but my most recent purchase (several weeks ago, before I knew anything about the gay marriage issue) went back to them. I ordered a BH-30. I was willing to pay double the price of a functionally similar head from Photoclam or Giottos for 2 reasons - to get a head that was no-questions-asked trouble-free, and to support the USA apple-pie small businessman. Turned out the head was, in my opinon, mediocre. The Giottos head I wound up with is better - not just better for the money, but just better, period. A tiny bit heavier and time will tell about durability, but so far seems better. (If anyone wants details of this opinion they can PM me). So don't consider it an article of faith that RRS is the best....Show more →
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