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I do not feel your examples are adequate. The abolition of slavery, at least in the USA, was hardly gradual. There was a massive war. As for same-sex marriage, this is altogether the wrong comparison; the decriminalization of homosexuality is better. What happened in this case was that each state slowly made their way into decriminalization. This was gradual, but in some senses still total. It should be noted entrapment efforts did continue to some extent under public indecency laws. However, even if you were correct, I must say: so what? Individuals who push for radical change and do not compromise will still turn the ball. If a sufficient mass of people, perhaps comprised mostly of those desiring outright abolition, were to push for abolition, higher powers would be forced to make concessions. Radical ideology can push more moderate reforms still. So, thus, I prefer to continue to advocate more radical change. |