Reality-based conservatism

[nancylebov]

David Frum concludes that same sex marriage doesn't damage heterosexual marriage.

Is there anything else in American politics which is dependent on as weak an argument as opposition to same sex marriage? The war on drugs is based on a wild over-estimation of government power, but it doesn't quite have that weird "I'll make up a definition and insist that it's realer than what can be observed" quality.

Link thanks to nwhyte.

Comments

[richardthinks.livejournal.com]

...ie it's perfect food for FUD, of the kind that psychologists and sociologists can be employed to spread. Which makes me wonder if there's a link between your previous post and this one.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Not a strong link, except that both aren't far off from the way I usually think about things. They may be more vehement than usual because I'm in a bad mood.

I hope to return to the more usual mixture of cheering videos and political outrage.