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I mean, if you look throughout history, even at the last century, you see civil rights actions that were vehemently opposed by conservatives and traditionalists. Votes for women, emancipation of slaves, equal rights for women, for blacks, for gays, for the transgendered, worker protections, abolition of child labour, mandatory paid leave, maternity leave, environmental protections etc. The list could go on, and in each and every instance we have had conservatives and traditionalists fighting them tooth and nail, and losing the battle every single time. While the comment the person you replied to is short and lacking in substance, I do think there is truth to it. What's that old Buddhist maxim? Change is the only constant in life or You cannot change the wind, but you can adjust your sails. Change is a certainty, but conservatives and traditionalists have made it their life's work to resist it. |