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Originally Posted by 1stLand
What did he expect when he joined the party? He didn't expect that some grassroots members would be homophobic?
He should have stayed on and tried changing some prejudiced opinions.
The party seems to be far more moderate than what it was when he joined in 2009.
It will continue to become more socially progressive.
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Seriously, in this day and age, why would anyone feel like they should stick around and try and change prejudiced opinions, especially when there's a whole group of them re-affirming one-another's prejudices? Anyone who's still harbouring resentment towards homosexuals is a dinosaur who isn't going to be reasoned with, and deserves to be publicly called-out on their backwards opinions. If a party is going to let those relics hold sway in policy statements, then the whole party needs to be publicly called out on it.
The comments last election were disturbing and offensive enough that I'll always hold it against them until they demonstrate that they actually are one of the more progressive parties on social issues. It'll never be enough for them to simply quiet their socially-conservative ranks, because I'll always assume -- as this policy reversal suggests -- that any progress on social issues is done for optics, with the rank-and-file of the party looking for any opportunity to retreat from those stances as soon as they think the limelight is off them.