{"id":4056,"date":"2010-12-19T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-19T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2010\/12\/lt-dan-chois-take-on-the-repeal-of-dont-askdont-tell.html"},"modified":"2010-12-19T14:39:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-19T14:39:00","slug":"lt-dan-chois-take-on-the-repeal-of-dont-askdont-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2010\/12\/lt-dan-chois-take-on-the-repeal-of-dont-askdont-tell.html","title":{"rendered":"Lt. Dan Choi’s take on the repeal of Don’t Ask\/Don’t tell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

In his own words<\/a>, bravely\u00a0written for the hostile audience at the Huffington Post. \u00a0Lt. Dan has been one of the most visible advocates for this, as one could imagine.\u00a0 He was one of 13,000 or so troops discharged over the years since the law was passed.\u00a0 He is understandably elated at this latest bold step toward an enlightened nation that is the post-Christian United States.<\/p>\n

But take a look at how he explains John McCain\u2019s warnings that doing this in the middle of a war could lead to problems, something other military leaders have suggested:<\/p>\n

\u201cI denounce the fear-mongering of John McCain and others who do our
country a grave disservice by their bigotry and calcified retardation.
His outlandish remarks that justice will result in amputations
demonstrates the ridiculousness of his entire argument. His silliness
proves the fight for justice has no real logical debate; you are on
one side or the other. John McCain, you are on the wrong side of
history. Your feet wade in the toxic septic waste of rabid
hate-mongers who perpetuate America\u2019s injustice. It is your argument
that has been amputated today; your claims have no legs to stand.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ya get that?\u00a0 Bigotry and calcified retardation?\u00a0 Toxic septic waste of rabid hate-mongers who perpetuate America\u2019s injustice?\u00a0\u00a0Yeah, that\u2019s right, this is from the movement born of an age that was all about live and let live, embrace diversity, respect differing opinions no matter how offensive (and if you were offended by diverse opinions, most often you were the problem).\u00a0 <\/p>\n

You get the feeling that there are other agendas for which gay rights is merely a tool, an instrument?\u00a0 Something has to be there.\u00a0 For the language that would have been used to denounce a person who supported homosexuality or embraced homosexuality 60 years ago could not have been as inflammatory as that.\u00a0 Which goes to show you, there is no liberal and conservative, there is, as Lt. Dan said, only two sides: and if you don\u2019t fully support the gay rights movement, you are on the wrong side.\u00a0 For Lt. Dan is 100% sure that he is 100% right and his truth is the only Truth (TM) <\/span>that demands conformity and obedience and legal support (and if you run with Anderson Cooper, you\u2019ll realize it also demands appropriate punishment for those who fail to conform or keep quiet).\u00a0 Thus is the farce of the promises and ideals of the early gay rights movement.\u00a0 Those who said it was a farce and a lie then were right.\u00a0 And the rhetoric and designs of the modern gay rights movement show why.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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