Am I the only one who thinks that this is just an overreaction to the gay left?
In many conservatives minds, deservingly so, they associate gay activism with left-authoritarianism. It's just the plain fact that gay groups have not argued for true liberty or constitutionalism. Most have been fruitcake leftists.
I think it is going to take a combination of time and genuine constitutionalism from gays in order to them to be accepted in the conservative big tent.
If gays would have been arguing for liberty this whole time, things would be different today. They haven't. Gay groups have aligned themselves with the biggest leftist, communist, and authoritarian groups since the 60's. If anybody wants to debate this, lets go....
I'm not so sure about that. Think about it. Who is trying to tell gay people that they cannot get married? It's two sides of the same coin on this one. Our movement is out of this fray because we don't believe in any government regulation on the subject. Too often we think of ourselves as the right because a lot of us have conservative principles. Truth is we have little in common with any of the mainstream right or left who want government to dictate everything.
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I don't see what accepting homosexuals as equal members of society has to do with MTV. Just because you don't like the behavior of others doesn't mean that you shouldn't accept it in society. I don't approve of white supremacists but I think it is important that they have equal rights (such as the right to free speech). Take a step back and reassess who is being intolerant.
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"When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system's game. The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight, because once they've got you violent then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor. "
---John Lennon
By the way, that picture of Santorum in the pastel suit and pink tie sure would go great somewhere in this thread. I'm just sayin'...
"When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system's game. The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight, because once they've got you violent then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor. "
---John Lennon