[MD] Quality decline in U.S. politics

[Arlo Bensinger]

[Platt]
Follow me closely: I do not think that interracial marriage should be 
decided by the states. Why? Because the Supreme Court has decided 
otherwise. I support Supreme Court decisions. Otherwise, anarchy.

[Arlo]
This is a bit of doublespeak, Platt. You favor "interracial marriage" 
because the Supreme Court has okayed it. Does that mean if the 
Supreme Court okays "gay marriage" you'd be in favor of it as well?

If not, why do you support a Supreme Court ruling on "interracial 
marriage" but not "gay marriage"? Why, on one hand, do you support a 
Federal authority usurping state's rights, and on the other say the 
"state should decide"? They are both about marriage? Is "interracial 
marriage" more of a "natural right" than "gay marriage"?

[Platt]
Figures. How about allowing polygamy? If not, why not?.

[Arlo]
More doublespeak. If allowing the Supreme Court to rule on "gay 
marriage" leads into the polygamy argument, then why not its ruling 
on "interracial marriage"?

When the Supreme Court overturned state's rights and guaranteed 
"interracial marriages", did you say "how about polygamy" then?

[Platt]
Only you would associate gay marriage with out-of-wedlock births. 
Truly hilarious.

[Arlo]
Again, your comment showing your association stands. Nice rhetorical 
attempt here though.

[Platt]
Better to be free to do the things I choose than become a serf in 
Marx's dictatorship.

[Arlo]
What if I don't want to be "free" just to do the things _you_ choose? 
As for the serf/Marx nonsense, I'll pass.

[Platt]
Just a friendly reminder of the historical record your idol Marx has spawned.

[Arlo]
Again, not Marx. Lenin adopting neoconservative state nationalism, 
which  became the sole end of the latter regimes of Stalin, et al.

[Arlo had said]
By the way, gays could not marry in Stalinist Russia, or Pol Pot's 
Cambodia either.

[Arlo]
I think its fairly clear.