This of course makes my conservative family and friends a bit crazy.
I made my Liberal friends crazy by over simplifying the Gay Marriage debate and saying “Let the Hetro’s keep the word “marriage” and fix civil union rights, for both straight and gay couples”. I went on to assert that sexual orientation is not a civil rights issue.
Interestingly, my gay friends were far less upset than my politically correct straight friends.
Still, in today’s polarized society, being a Moderate who votes on issues and not along party lines is very politically lonely. But not as lonely as the soldier, bleeding in a far away country and maybe thinking that his family needs him more than the dysfunctional, corrupt country he is fighting in.
A country that had zero to do with the individuals who attacked us on 9-11.
One of the main arguments against letting Gays serve is that they will upset moral. I never knew our troops were so fragile. I suspect gay men may well enjoy being around a bunch of young buff warriors but it’s very unlikely they will be trying to convert or molest their gun carrying comrades.
And again, sexual orientation should not be a civil rights issue OR an ability to serve issue. I know it can be complicated but it is just sex!!!
I once personally met a retired Gay 3 Star General at a party. He was very cool, a lot of great stories, none about sex. 3 Stars is a big deal and I suspect he earned them.
I think it would be great to let gays fight in the Middle East in particular because of their hypocritical intolerance of gays. And by “intolerance” I mean they kill them and by “hypocritical” I mean it is an open secret that some of the ruling class, princes etc., are sex-crazed bi-sexuals.
It helps to be in power to get away with it and it’s nice to be able to fly around the world for sex. Having billions of dollars from selling Oil to Americans doesn’t hurt either. They think Americans are sex-crazed bi-sexuals too. They get this impression from our TV and Music but I’m not sure exactly what they are watching. They must have a bigger selection of satellite channels than I do.
While our troops have more than just one objective, mostly they need to be killers and Americans have always been good killers.
If somebody is willing to kill and die for our country, they should be thanked not stopped.
All the politicians who are against gays serving should pick up a gun and go fight with the same furor that they have when they send other peoples loved ones off to die for the Military Industrial Money Making Machine.
Most all wars are avoidable, diabolical scams. Grabs at power and money that wastes lives and limbs. Politicians sure like to pontificate, with their first class health care, long vacations, free travel, special interest bribes and consistent pay raises.
Most of all they display the “BRAVERY OF BEING OUT OF RANGE”
