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I know, I know what you're thinking. Jailing a lawmaker for making a law is something one might see in China or North Korea. Doing so is somehow "Un-American." The truth of the matter is, though, intolerance of any kind is preventing the new, Multicultural America from moving forward as one. In school we all learned that there is no room for discrimination, and we all learned not to tolerate intolerance. For most of us, this is not even up for debate.
YET, still we see hateful, misogynist, homophobic legislation pushed through in what is supposed to be a post-racial, pansexual America. Why is this happening? How do we fix it?
The answer to the first question is White Privilege. The answer to the second question is International Law.
The United Nations is very clear that western countries MUST have Racial Vilification Laws on their books, and most of western Europe and the English-speaking world already do, believe it or not. It's a matter of Human Rights. America is the one exception, and it is far behind the times.
For the great experiment of Multicultural America to move forward, we need to first jail people who espouse hateful opinions, and use dangerous 'freedoms' by which to do so. I can see no better example of Governor Michael Pence of Indiana. Frankly, he needs to check his white male privilege and understand that hateful, hurtful opinions such as his should not be allowed, much less codified into the law.
It really is time to just get these people out.
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