[quote=briansd1][quote=Russell]Brian, I have plenty of life experience with lots of different people. Live and let live doesn’t necessarily exclude my opinions does it? Brian,It sounds like you are saying someone who entertains the views I am doesn’t interact cordially and in support of variety of individuals, the same as you do? That sounds like reverse intolerance or something like that. “You can’t possibly be as cultural value added as me, because I don’t like your opinions”… and you live in a different place than I do… [/quote]
I’m sorry that my response didn’t come across as I intended.
When you wrote “from a super gay friendly Hillcrest Realtor….and brian1″, I felt like you were dismissive of urbanrealtor’s opinion because he services a gay neighborhood.
I’m saying that those who live with or near gay people know better that gay equality does not, in any way, infringe upon the rights of straights, nor will equality for all result in the collapse of family values, unit cohesion and the like.[/quote]
FWIW, I like Dan well enough.
I questioned Dan’s bias based on his, what appears to me, exceptionally gay friendly attitude and posts on piggingtons.He seems to go well out of his way. Not sure it is dependent on where his office is. Brian, adding you to the comment in question was for fun. I was teasing you.I didn’t think you would mind….
I agree that homosexuals deserve equal rights to marry, be taxed and have other privileges,like people who do, and carry on in anyway that straight people can in a mixed world. Straight people are not allowed to populate the opposite sex bathrooms and berthing quarters in pretty much any institution. Again you can give examples where we do interact incidentally, but they are not nearly as intimate or even remotely provoke the same possible level of concern. I am not saying exclusion is right.”Gay pride meet the troop berthing areas” may have consequences worse than exist with the current , turn a somewhat blind eye keep a low profile . Maybe that is giving homosexuals the benefit of the doubt as it is?I don’t think it hurt the effectiveness and morale of the groups I was deployed with to a large degree, but there were challenges. I can totally understand many heterosexuals feeling it does cause significant problems. It may only be tolerable to them and not bad for comaraderie,morale to the degree “don’t ask don’t tell” imposes “checks and balances” on gay demonstrations, fraternization and targeting of young recruits by older gays and any premptive abuse or retaliation. It is safe to assume for now that the military is very serious about strength, cohesiveness, morale etc. and that homosexuals are wanted in the military and very much so at this time. I think military leadership has to look at the problems that arise with the recipe as a result of the ingredients and manage to its goals. It is possible that ultimately the rest of us are armchair quarterbacks,at best. Cheerleaders in Dan’s case.
