SSM Plebiscite

[LP]

Not all gay people want kids, and those that do are mostly just normal folks who will in all likelihood choose conventional methods.

You're going off on a tangent, LP.  That's an argument about the ethics of cloning, IVF, and research into reproductive techniques.

The point I was trying to make was the alarmist aspect of the thinking behind some votes, and how extreme behavior on either side diminishes trust which leads to people making sub-conscious but to them very real connections between disparate events. That is almost by definition the thin end of the wedge thinking scenario.

If the Yes vote lobby want to turn voters, no pun intended, they need to build trust not bully or guilt voters in a Yes vote.

Bullying or trying to guilt voters into a Yes vote just won't work. It's something the coalition and the Abbott's of this world know full and well, they are depending on that fact, and that the media will expose extremist behavior on the Yes side of the argument. It's why so many in politics who are on the Yes side wanted the poll to be deemed illegal, they feel the risk of it failing is too high from the start. The most likely outcome from a distressed or cynical voter is to maintain the status quo!

The Poll proceeding is viewed by many on both sides of the debate as a success, but for the exact opposite reasons.