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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 18:45:02 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan28.151817.29013@osf.org>, Terri Buchman <buchman@osf.org> writes:
-
- > Gays in the military. Has anyone else noticed that almost all
- > of the criticism of lifting the ban comes from men.
-
- Gee... I wonder why... could it be that it's MEN in the military? (At least for
- the purposes of war.)
-
- > The language that the men are employing are extremely similar to
- > the language that women have been using for years in describing
- > unwanted sexual attention. Gays make some uncomfortable,
- > scared, insecure, etc. It made me wonder if the men were
- > afraid that they would become victims of Tailhook like
- > behavior. In a weird way, maybe admitting gays into the
- > military will strengthen the military code of conduct and make
- > sexual harassment more unacceptable for both sexes.
-
- Oh brilliant proposal. I sincerely hope that you haven't thought that one
- through. Let's fight sexual harrassment WITH sexual harrassment. Racism WITH
- racism!!
-
- > Hillary: I read her resume and she seems highly qualified to
- > head the Health Care Task Force.
-
- Now read some of the court cases that she advocates. Then read her pay roll and
- all the interest groups that support her... then read some of her trial
- casebooks about how she feels about marriage and slavery... then read her legal
- papers on how American Law should be run... C'mon, lets be fair here.
-
- >Why is everyone so insecure over this?
- We are insecure because we have read her papers, see above.
-
- > Sounds like lots of folks still can't accept a strong women in power
- > or approve of men who share power with women.
-
- Nah... sounds more like a self-proclaimed feminist isn't willing to see the
- other side of a liberal political icon. Good political thinking comes from
- objectivity, something I am still learning no doubt. Conservatives like myself
- are acknowledging our extremists, and making steps to change that. We admit out
- short comings. Can you?
-
- --Vince
-