(Mr Richwine is now under attack from the Gang of Eight, who want to finalize the nail in America's coffin, a coffin largely constructed by Edward Kennedy and his 1964 Immigration Act. And helped along by Ronald Reagan's "one time only" amnesty. His own Heritage Foundation, it seems, is now running for cover. )
I have a poetic name for the deportation effort, Operation Ferdinand and Isabella, in honor of the Spanish monarchs who finally drove the Muslims out of Spain --after a 700 year war-- and then deported anyone who had supported them. (The "be baptized or be deported" idea, though, was a very bad idea for everyone concerned.)
Ex Cathedra not feeling very moderate about this today.
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Spoke to a liberal today. Forgot how odd that experience is. I had been talking to an ex-Navy guy (35) from one of my classes about the Benghazi hearings, when another man (43) declared that Republicans are anti-science. When I countered that I therefore did not exist, the man blinked and said, "Well, you basically don't."
Let's play the liberal talking points game, shall we?
Declare oneself a former Republican; Republicans (read: evangelicals) reject science, thus Republicans are stupid and can be ignored; Minimize evidence that opposes views; Claim that Democrats are more based in "hard evidence," but make recourse to personal experience to support claims "I know a lot of Canadians who like their healthcare system," to my point that many Canadians get surgery in the US; Claim that the well-researched Heritage Foundation Paper is racist and indicative of Republicans' anti-science views; Concede that media and politics is corporate-influenced, but Republican media outlets and politicians are out-right "owned" by "corporations"; Barack Obama is the most conservative Democratic president of the past century. If you think he is a socialist, you do not understand economics and are an idiot. (This was with a straight face); businesses moving from California to Texas is propaganda by Rick Perry. Bring back memories?
I also outed myself when the conversation came around to gay marriage to deflect accusations. The Navy guy and an ex-Marine in the room were surprised, but got over it. The liberal seemed to get a little wintry when I defended Churches' right to define marriage and said I didn't like calling same-sex unions "marriage."
After the liberal left, the military guys chatted with me about my orientation, and seemed generally unconcerned. Curious and permissive, but not overly interested. They explained that front-line troops had been concerned about the need for segregation in showers and stuff for privacy, and talked about how lesbians were very visible in the military before DADT was repealed. They were also amused by my self-classification as an "endangered species," and that my politics were a hanging offense in the Castro.
Nice, solid guys. Want a man like that.
-Sean
I have never found a straight man as upset about my sexuality as I have gay men about my politics. Not even close.
Your line about a conservative society having less of a problem with us than a liberal society seems very true to me. Granted, I may start voting for Democrats if things move too far right, but I doubt I need to worry about that for a while.
-Sean
Distinguo. How a conservative society and how conservative individuals deal with homosexuality are quite different things. I was talking about individuals only.
My apologies, your Holiness. Your distinction is duly noted. The liberal I was talking to insisted that most conservatives hate gays, but the majority I know seem to take the stance of, "Who cares, just live your life, get your relationship recognized, and leave me alone." Of course, little do most people know that that will not be enough for some of us...
-Sean
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