Jarhead
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- Jan 11, 2010
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Well DADT is all over now, so there's no need to fret anymore.Gay and lesbian soldiers to you apparently can't win either way: If they join wanting to serve their country and they follow the rules, they suck just for wanting to join - or they're liars because of a stupid forced policy.
Either way you get to spew hatred upon them.
We know how this story goes and it's pretty clear where it comes from.
Due to discrimination in this world, it has always been an uphill battle for the gay community.
What the political rhetoric seemd to have clouded was the reason for DADT.
It was not designed to create or cater to discrimination. Yes, it DID cater to discrimination, but that was a side affect of the reason for it.
People discriminate. It is the way it is. And until discrimination is eliminated, we need to have ceretain policies that are designed to protect those that are discriminated against.
DADT was designed to protect the gay community in the military.
If yoiu recall...the law was not "no gays allowed".
The law was "dont tell"
Why?
Becuase you dont want someone who's mission is to protect you to "not care" becuase of his hate for what you are.
So please...understand the reason for the law before you chastise those that agree with the law.
Me? No gay bias at all. Those that discriminate? I show them the door.
But I respect why the DADT law was designed to begin with.
Fret?
I never fretted over DADT.
But I feel bad for the guy that opens up to his fellow soldiers and then finds out that some of them discriminate agianst him....and no, most soldiers wont do anything that would put them in the brig....
But the thought of knowing the guy that has your back sees you as a fag? It would certainly give me reason to be less aggressive at a time I need to be MOST aggressive.
DADT was designed to save lives...not enocurage discrimination.
You, Paperview, have never been in a life and death situation where the one who is going to give you better odds of survival also hates you for who you are.
Sometimes you need to put ideology aside to see the dangers of a policy.