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On 09 Nov 2004 20:49:49 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

Them's the breaks when you live in a society where majority rules. It's
what the majority wanted, and it's what they got. The way it should be.
Not the majority's wishes being held hostage to the whining whims of the
small, but highly vocal minority.

Perhaps you can identify such a society?

Personally, I live in the United States. The
people rule here, and we self govern by means of a Constitution. There are
steps outlined whereby a "majority" can change the constitution- but until the
constitution is changed it guarantees equal protection and rights for all. It
specifically protects minority and dissenting elements from extra-legal
persecution by the majority.

There is a difference between recognizing and allowing for the wishes
of the minority, and denying the rights of the majority in the
process. The minority has the right to "do their own thing" but they
don't have the right to demand that the majority stops doing their's
out of some warped interpretation of "tolerance".

Dave