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This year’s Pride Parades held an extra level of festivity that set them apart from previous years, but not everyone is thrilled about the cause for this celebration. The national legalization of same-sex marriage caused contention across the country, with conservative churches speaking out against it and county clerks refusing to issue any marriage licenses at all. As you read this, keep in mind that I am by no means a Constitutional scholar. I don’t know the extensive history of Supreme Court cases. But when I read the dissenting Justices’ opinions, I couldn’t help but take them on.
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I’ll say it straight out: I support the Affordable Care Act. I think that government-provided or government-subsidized health insurance is essential to any comprehensive support system for the lower class, and that such a system is central to a unified America. Too many low-income families are stuck with poor living conditions, consequent health conditions, and barely affordable care. For me, this debate boils down to two things: numbers and principle.
This is a post by a white American for white Americans. By now we all know the story of the Charleston church shooting. The media has obsessed over it since it happened, and rightly so. We need to take this opportunity to confront the myth that we live in a post-racial society, although it’s a shame and embarrassment that it took the deaths of nine more people to force us into self-reflection. But while we mourn as a nation, it’s also vital that we take this opportunity to find out why this really happened, and how we can stop it from happening again. Because you can be sure that as soon as this blows over, most of us in mainstream white America will go back to leading our privileged lives and ignoring the racism that affects too many in this country.
These last couple of weeks have been pretty politically tumultuous. Between the shooting in Charleston (and the aftermath, particularly concerning the burning of black churches and the flag fiasco) and landmark Supreme Court decisions, I feel like our national dialogue about many issues is going to evolve very quickly, very soon. And being the politically conscious man that I am, rather than regaling you with endlessly entertaining excerpts from my life I want to address these issues: the status of racial politics in America, the upholding of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “ObamaCare”), and the legalization of same-sex marriage. Each one deserves its own post, so keep an eye out over the next couple weeks as I distill my thoughts into cogent and (hopefully) effective essays.
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