Love is winning all over

Back when Michelle Shocked wasn't suspended from Twitter for trolling, spamming, threatening, and verbally abusing others, she'd sometimes end an especially nasty tweet with the hashtag #lovewins. I saw it as ironic. I vowed I'd retake the hashtag and use #lovewins anytime a victory was scored for the home team... the good guys and gals... the people Michelle often bullied.

Today, February 26th, 2014, has been a good day for love. AZ Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a sinister bill designed to prevent people from suing if they are openly discriminated against. Elsewhere, a judge struck down a Texas law that banned same-sex marriage. More than that, staunch conservatives came out in support of the veto in Arizona. While some argue their opposition to the bill was based more on economics than a desire to reverse the state's anti-gay stance, that's how changes like this occur.

In 1957 one of the top rated shows in the history of television was cancelled because the network was unable to secure a sponsor. The reason: The host was African-American. In those days, it was financially unwise to align a product or service with a black man, even one as talented, successful, and adored as Nat King Cole. Advertisers refused to sponsor his program despite having millions of viewers across America. There was no money in supporting diversity. Times change. Thank God for that.

This week the first openly gay NBA player took to the court. The NFL is likely to draft its first ever openly gay player into the league. And as the NFL joined in the opposition to the Arizona bill, that they did so for economic reasons... is still a win for love. It is a win because we now live in an era when it makes economic sense to support human rights for all. This week might one day be remembered as a turning point in mankind's social\cultural evolution.

We are judging people by the content of their character. We don't judge them based on who they love -- we judge them on their capacity to love and be loved. It now makes good business sense to open your doors to the world, and civilization becomes more civil when we reject those who want to deny freedoms and liberties.

Just as there is fiscal economics, there is also social economics, and today we had a run on both markets. We invested in the future, and we guaranteed continued growth and change. It is now officially profitable to be kind and loving to all.

#LoveWins