This explains the entire mentality of Republicanism in the US. They can't understand that rights for others do not automatically diminish their own, be it gay marriage, income equality, reproductive rights, racial justice etc etc
βMost men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody's slavery.
They do not want equality because the thrill of their happiness comes from having things that others have not.β
β W.E.B. DuBois