Right side of history?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="right">right</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Gay">Gay</span> <span word="proponents">proponents</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Supporters">Supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="posterity">posterity</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="favorably">favorably</span>. <span word="Simply">Simply</span> <span word="put">put</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="backward">backward</span>. <span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> – <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="backward">backward</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="enlightened">enlightened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="benighted">benighted</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="authoritarian">authoritarian</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tolerant">tolerant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="bigoted">bigoted</span>.</p><p><span word="Societies">Societies</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="civilized">civilized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="barbaric">barbaric</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="history">history</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="Future">Future</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="backward">backward</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="History">History</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="zigzagging">zigzagging</span> <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="backwards">backwards</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Generally">Generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="from">from</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span>.</p>
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