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Dont Ask Dont Tell?
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Dont Ask Dont Tell? With the recent news bites about the possible repeal of the DADT policy the military has on homosexual men and women in the military, there has been a LOT of online commentary. I have read several of them, commented on one or two, this is my refined statement I have on the subject. Please keep in mind this is MY opinion. If you feel the need to reply to my post and wish me to respct YOURS, please reply in a respectful and educated manner. I'm a retired member of the armed forces. In the 20 years I was defending the rights of all Amercans to be self centered and narrow minded members of the ME ME ME generation, I met MANY gay men and women in the service. And they were in ALL of the 5 branches (FYI: that includes the Marines and Army). They have ALWAYS been there, they will ALWAYS be there, & the harsh reality is those folks that dont like the idea need to shut the fuck up and get over it. Still, ya gotta love these people that spout BS about how it will be SOOOOO detrimental to the service, and it's wrong, immoral, just a bunch of fags looking for "special rights",... It's almost comical really. Sad, but still a form of hillarity. Whats most comical is that, in reading in several military community message boards, I find that the majority of the people that say it's wrong and it will hurt the services are NOT in the service and NEVER have been. WTF??? I also find that many people in the service, at all levels, are for the repeal of DADT and forsee no adverse effects on thier fellow servicemembers because essentialy there's not going to be any change IN the service. And these huge changes, the "special priveleges" that the gay men and women in the service now and those that desire to serve are asking for are not special at all. "Gay rights" is a over used and incorrectly interpreted phrase. This is not a matter of men being able to wear womens uniforms & makeup or some other crap, there's NO special priveledges involved in this controversy. These men and women simply desire true equality in the service of thier country. The ability to do the job, to stand the line, and indeed, to die in the line of fire without consideration or threat because of what sex the person they come home to is. And just to clarify, I'm not gay (my boyfreind is! *joking!*). I am an expereinced swinger surrently practicing poly-fidelity with my wife and our 3rd. I'm open minded enough to be accepting of peoples personal choices in a professional setting so long as they are capable of doing the job they are assigned. I'm MUCH more concerened with a persons ability to perform thier duties correctly and efficiently, in a professional manner, and according to the rules and regulation set forth in the UCMJ than I am in who they're tripping up in thier off time. I dont want them in my business with my lifestyle, I sure as fuck do NOT care about thiers. Anyway, interestingly enough, every single one of the gay men and women I have known in the service was a go-getter, & typicaly more dependable than many of thier straight counterparts. Many of the people I have seen posting in these other message boards know of gays in thier units that serve with pride and distinction, & many leaders could give a rip so long as they do thier job and do it right. And folks, I'm talking about dirt eating lead slinging grunts in the battle fields of Afghanistan and Iraq. People that the nay sayers claim will NEVER accept homosexuals already DO. Sure, there's some of the typical ribbing, they mess with the gay guys as much as the jewish, black, hispanic, females, etc. Anyone that has been, and is in the service now knows nobody is exempt from some form of ass-hattery. The ability to accept people based on thier merits and not on ther sex/race/preference is about professionalism and pride, & the fact remains there are plenty of gays serving in the military today tht are known for what they are, and nobody cares. Also, in this time when they need more people to do the job, many of the higher commanders are looking the other way so long as they fufil thier duties and keep it in check. Like anyone, step on your dick and you are toast. Now, bring in the fact that our current generation of recruits are much more sexualy liberated and accepting of others personal choices. The issue, as it ever has been with change, is more with the old war horses that dont know how to change or are afraid to. There's also your backwoods redneck f-tards that claim they'll happily beat a gay to death before they share a foxhole with one. Those that are in will be dealt with or will deal with it, those that have yet to join either wont, or will learn to deal. My opinion is I dont want these kinds of shit bird sub humans to represent me or my country, nevermind suck up my tax dollars, but someone has to catch the bullets. Harsh, yes, but my opinion. Anyway, the real point of repealing DADT is NOT allowing gay men to wear womens uniforms, prance about in half shirts and booty shorts, or for either sex to openly ogle others in the showers. It IS to allow these people, who have always seperated thier personal and professional lives, and served with honor and distinction, to live in the manner they choose without the constant threat of beng called out, booted from the military, & essentialy destroying thier lives. Nevermind weakening our forces by removing what is essentialy a highly trained and useful asset when we cant afford to lose anyone. It's about the ability for our fellow Americans, that are willing to fight and die to protect all of us, even the narrow minded homophobes, to live thier private life in the manner they so choose, under the primary belief that we as Americans hold dear: "With Liberty and Justice for ALL". ____________________________________________________ Of course, while on this topic, there are a couple repetative points the opposition always brings up without fail. To get a jump on those those I'll adress the big two here: One of the excuses the phobics parade around is about the risk of AIDS on the battlefield, & how the people at the highest risk for HIV are fags and having them wounded on the battle field will cause issues in a unit. Taking aside the fact this is already being dealt with anyway, these folks need to pull thier heads out, seriously. You run a much higher risk of dying from intense lead poisoning (being shot) than from exposure to HIV from a wounded gay soldier. I have met so many scumbag straight men in the military that had loads of questionable sexual contacts, wether it be with prostitutes or others of questionable intent, it's idiotic. I've seen people do some DUMB shit just to get thier dick wet, some nasty, nasty shit. These douchewaffles use no protection, no thought, no brain engaged. But hey, thats normal "manly behavior" and totaly acceptable, right?... Everyone in the military gets tested anually for HIV (some of us more often), but how many get tested for hepatitis, syphalis, ghonorrea, herpes, etc. unless there's some sign of an issue? NONE! And these asshats are convinced the gay community is the threat on the battlefield??? Reality check: Last time I read about it, according to the CDC, the fastest growing number of HIV cases is not in the gay community (where they are more concious of the threat and more willing to talk about protection, a lot like the poly community it seems), it's in the heterosexual community. Seriously, I think I'd rather take my risks treating a wounded gay man or woman than a majority of these he-man macho types that live by the "this is my rfle, this is my gun" mantra. And a blood transfusion? Oh hell no! Another popular argument by the phobes is the living/bathing arrangements. They want to be able to live and bathe with women if gays are going to be able to live and bathe with them (I say that from the male standpoint as the more typical female really has no isses with lesbains so long as they aren't bugging them). Now the 3 of us, as expereinced poly-lifestylers, we've been in places like that and I'm all for it when everyone can behave as rational adults and not a bunch of leg humping puppies. But take that scenario, add it to barely post-pubescent males that have come out of boot camp and training and being told they are invincible killing machines, and throwing them in a barraks with females and expecting everything to be hunky-dory? Are you fucking serious?... Lets face it, sexual segregation of quarters and bathing facilities in this country? Keep dreaming, not happeneing. The US is still WAY too sexually repressed to be ready for that, the pissing contests DADT has stirred up is in itself evidence of that. Potentially in a couple more decades, till then folks'll just have to deal with the meat gazers. Again, this is MY oppinion, if you wish me to respct YOURS, please reply in a respectful and educated manner. If you're one of the aforementioned flaming biggots and cant manage that, just kindly shut the fuck up. Thanks, and have a great day! |
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Because I am a fair person, instead of just deleting thier comments I'll leave a running tally of those neaderthal fuck wits that cannot form a coherent thought. At curent count: 1 (and having seen this pimple on soceities ass around before, not suprised) Also, please note, I am not opposed to reading/posting contrary opinions so long as they are well written and can be reasonably supported. Thanks
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