Note the unspoken part of that definition. Eich took steps, actual steps, not even just speech, to limit the rights of other people. That's why it's not thought police.
The "actual steps" were his democratic rights as a citizen in a free country. It was a matter put to vote, and he backed a specific outcome of the vote. Neither the vote was illegal, not he acted on anything outside of that.
Just because you think other people should "obviously have that right" doesn't say anything. I think that people should have the right to consume whatever drug they want freely, and that they should have the right to not be executed by the state.
Are all persons who voted / backed laws against those things oppresive, or it's only your particular pet cause?
The "actual steps" were his democratic rights as a citizen in a free country
And he didn't get sent to jail for doing so. He was told by a private group of individuals that his actions and views were not welcomed by said group. Noöne was jailed or oppressed or dehumanized.
Are all persons who voted / backed laws against those things oppresive, or it's only your particular pet cause?
Yes, anyone who acts to reduce the dignity of another human is oppressive. Gay marriage is only one such issue.
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The "actual steps" were his democratic rights as a citizen in a free country. It was a matter put to vote, and he backed a specific outcome of the vote. Neither the vote was illegal, not he acted on anything outside of that.
Just because you think other people should "obviously have that right" doesn't say anything. I think that people should have the right to consume whatever drug they want freely, and that they should have the right to not be executed by the state.
Are all persons who voted / backed laws against those things oppresive, or it's only your particular pet cause?
And he didn't get sent to jail for doing so. He was told by a private group of individuals that his actions and views were not welcomed by said group. Noöne was jailed or oppressed or dehumanized.
Yes, anyone who acts to reduce the dignity of another human is oppressive. Gay marriage is only one such issue.