French thinkers do not divide liberalism into “good” and “bad” kinds as readily as Americans. The French tend to see free markets and free love as part of the same liberalism. Proponents of gay marriage are thus in a tough position. They must make many of the same kinds of arguments that France’s elites have been making for decades – that certain traditions are superannuated, that certain moral codes are illogical and unfair, that certain institutions built up to protect the poor are actually retarding them, that borders are a barrier to freedom.
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