[MD] The New Socialism - Wired Magazine

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Arlo, previously] 
> Would it be an example of "socialism" for the state to regulate 
> marriage as only between same-race couples? 

[Craig, previously] 
> I think we should confine the term ‘socialism’ to the economic realm. 
> Your example, is one of ‘social engineering’. 

[Arlo] 
> No comment on the Nurernberg marriage laws being "socialist"? 
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You must have missed it.   I repeat it above. 
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[Arlo] 
> laws forbidding gays from marrying? 

If marriage laws were just starting, I think gender should be irrelevent. 
However, I'm leary of applying thousands of case law to gay marriage. 
If there's a way to screw it up, lawyers will find it. 
I think we should experiment with different forms of partnership: marriage, 
civil union, usw. 
Craig