I'm on turn 9 and Scarlett wants me to back Oberon on the issue of gay marriage. Except her argument for this doesn't demonstrate that she understands the issue.
First off she wants me to pick a side before I've heard the arguments for or against the proposal. The council hasn't even gathered for this yet and I'm already being asked to accept or reject it.
Second, the responses the game allows are a) be convinced by her weak argument, or b) be very opinionated about it myself. I can't keep an open mind about it. I can't consider what she said. I can't point out the flaws in her reasoning.
Scarlett used a lizard painter as an example, pointing out that he was forced to marry someone he doesn't love. But not allowing gay marriage doesn't force people to get married to the opposite gender. I don't understand how he was forced to get married because another type of marriage wasn't permitted. Not getting married wouldn't have stopped him from doing whatever it was he was already doing. If anything it's an argument for banning all marriage instead allowing another form of it. That way the lizard painter won't be miserable and others like him won't feel left out any more.
Last edited by SKARDAVNELNATE; 10/08/13 12:43 AM.
