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Originally Posted by LA Ute
Is really establishing one thing: A profound "deficit of knowledge" on what went on in California regarding Prop 8. No empathy, no intellectual curiosity (except for Utah Dan), but a whole lot of bitterness and snide smart-alec comments. Impressive, in a way.
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You're right. I'm a little bitter. I don't live in California. Its voters have spoken and I respect that.
My angst springs from the LDS involvement at an institutional level (note: I don't really care how individuals chose to vote. It's their state and their consciences). This - to me - was a chance for the (institutional) LDS church to divest itself of some of the commonplace charges of bigotry, parochialism, and provincialism, or at least to remain behind the scenes. Instead, it seems (as Santos initially suggested) that the institutional efforts of the LDS church and its administration may have been the difference. This discourages me.