A quick comment, before I change diapers and bundle everyone up (cold morning, for us!):
I think one reason people get so hostile in defense of their decisions, and in assault on other people's decisions, is that the largely socialist society in which we live (willy-nilly) is DESIGNED to divide the people into competing groups, so that they will fight each other instead of overthrowing the real enemy - Big Government. How many variations of " ... but my tax dollars are paying for (lifestyle choice X) ..." do we see each day?
We need to wake up and see that we are being manipulated, with the clear intention of keeping us distracted while our freedoms are steadily eroded. When we're all slaves of the State - but still fighting and fussing because Massa treats one a little nicer than another - we will have no one but ourselves to blame.
Very astute observation.
I did not read any of the thread that is being discussed here, but your point is valid, regardless of the discussion.
It's called 'multiculturalism' and it leads to balkanization.
The traditional Judeao-Christian America was a 'melting-pot', which encouraged assimilation.
You have correctly stated the central evil of liberalism. To divided the country thereby making it easy to socialize/communize.