Representative Steve King is spouting some ridiculous theories when it comes to gay-marriage. In his warped mind marriage equality somehow equals socialism. Ya, I don't get it either but I'll let him try to explain:
"So in the end this is something that has to come with a, if there's a push for a socialist society, a society where the foundations of individual rights and liberties are undermined and everybody is thrown together, living collectively off of one pot of resources earned by everyone. That is, this is one of the goals they have to go to is same-sex marriage because it has to plow through marriage in order to get to their goal. They want public affirmation. They want access to public funds and resources. Eventually all those resources will be pooled because that's the direction we're going. And not only is it a radical social idea, it is a purely socialist concept in the final analysis."
Okay, so maybe his explanation makes even less sense. I think the verdict is that he clearly has no idea what he's talking about, but I'm not surprised. There's also audio of the comment, which you can see above.
– Andy
Sarah Jessica Parker Dewitt! i misread this and thought it was Stephen King!!! and I was like, why is the writer of Cujo and Salem’s lot putting in his two cents.
Wow I have to admit, I am tired of the analogy of Same-Sex Marriage to that of Socialism. I’ve heard it many times before… but this is the first time I heard someone spell it out how it is associated with it. He mentioned that many cultures shunned incest… Not true… Many Royal Families in Europe kept it in the family to keep the bloodline pure. He fails at facts.
I am so sick of hearing the word “socialism” period!
…because capitalism worked well over the past 12 years…