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Now that we have blasted the extremists in the Middle East, we can focus on the ones at home.
For example, though the U.S. military continues to struggle to meet recruitment goals - and has lowered "moral standards" such that more than 20,000 men and women recruited in 2005 received waivers from standard Army requirements - gay and lesbian soldiers continue to be pushed out of the armed forces. Raw Story has a good report on this highly disturbing issue that threatens to undermine the U.S. Military.
Of course, this is even more reason to support The Equality Ride.
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This damnable policy was founded in ignorance and bigotry. It's a cancer on the soul of this great country. I guess it just goes to show how irrational bigotry actually is. The army is worn thin, the future of the world is at stake, and they're throwing out people irrespective of the quality of their work! It really is just pitiful and assinine.
posted by Chris L., at
2/06/2006 2:27 PM
I'd like to see EVERY gay person in the US armed services leave at their earliest opportunity -- and not dinigrate themselves any longer by supporting an organization that disrespects them.
posted by Anonymous, at
2/06/2006 5:46 PM
Two brothers, my uncle and my father. Black men drafted into the war of 1942. Segregated. An institution where skilled black soldiers were relegated to servile chores and the most risky tasks that they didn't want to wasted the skills and lives of white soldiers on. My father served. And plucked chickens from LA to the Phillipines. Once there, his all black unit was held on an island with outmoded rifles that no longer had ammo that would work in them
My uncle refused to serve as a conscientious objecter. He felt that no black man should be forced to protect and fight and risk life and limb for people who had no respect for him and who held him in less esteem than a pack animal.
Many blacks felt that their patriotism would buy them equality. Through the public knowing about their efforts. Not so.
The courts finally had to decide for the public what was right, increment by painful increment. And in the mean time, all manner of other violations against black Americans was allowed to unfold. My uncle was jailed and suffered many years later for that breach of patriotism. Were these the kind of whites worth fighting for?
Are these the kind of straight people worth fighting for? The moral dilemma remains. Our country cannot and should not benefit from a single group, while at the same time vilify them and ignore the tenets of the Constitution and Bill of Rights for which that same group is charged to respect, at the same time.
My father and uncle made their choice. And both decisions were terribly hard for them.
And gay people too have a better choice, in a country without the draft.
This country is quite comfortable...too comfortable with saluting it's gay and lesbians soldiers. With their collective middle finger.
If only there were a way to pay that ingratitude back with a big fuck you and the high horse Bush rides on too.
posted by Regan, at
2/06/2006 6:37 PM
Of course you're right Regan, also, dont forget they used the native american windtalkers, as their language was the only code/language that the germans and japanese couldnt crack; all the while basically treating them like shit.
posted by Anonymous, at
2/06/2006 7:06 PM
I think I read that the White House's recent budget includes money for training linguists..... If they really needed the money/linguists, they would keep those people they have already trained, not boot them out because they were gay. I am writing my congress people tonight, one, Harry Reed listens pretty well, but the other, Ensign is worthless but since I voted I am going to let him know what I think. I'd suggest we all do the same, let them know what we think.
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