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Forineyyesterday at 6:53 PM2 repliesview on HN

In 2008. You know, the year the majority of Americans didn't approve of gay marriage? [1] The year Obama said that marriage is between a man and a woman? [2]

Applying modern sensibilities to history is stupid.

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20111017161259/http://www.quinni...

[2] https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2008/08/obama-says-...


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pavel_lishinyesterday at 10:46 PM

I am not particularly interested in what the majority of people thought at the time, especially not when the year you're citing is 2008, and not 1886.

lern_too_spelyesterday at 10:06 PM

And also in 2014 when he was appointed CEO and also today. Eich has the same position today.