Thursday, May 12, 2005
Not Hatred
Michael Medved hosted an hour yesterday in response to this article. He said he tried to get the piece's author on, but he refused. In stead Michael had those who were attacked in the piece and wrote this response. From the attack piece
Now the kicker -- those the article attacks are a Jew and a black man. As their response says
In this case, the "wrong" is with the homosexual crowd, and again, everyone knows it. In my opinion, even the homosexuals themselves. What else could explain their shrillness and utter panic?
The bill did not seek state support for gay marriage. It simply added "sexual orientation" to the list of groups worthy of legal protections from discrimination. It addressed a fundamental issue of human rights, and through their resistance to even a modicum of civil protection, opponents revealed their contempt for the basic humanity of gays and lesbians. They no longer merely hate the "sin" but have embraced a dehumanization of the "sinner" as a rallying cry and unifying theme.Now hold on a minute -- adding a group to the "protected" designation is not about dehumanizing, it is about not raising up above the rest of humanity -- there is a big difference. Check out the lead
Racism largely has been chased to the margins of civil society. Anti-Semitism is anathema to any modern, democratic culture. Yet there is an acceptable form of hatred and bigotry that plagues our nation. It is a base discrimination condoned by clerics and exploited by politicians.Are you aware of anygays or lesbians that have been enslaved> How about lynched? How about gassed and creamated en masse? It is horrible, abominable crimes like that that have given rise to the necessity for certain protected classes.
Now the kicker -- those the article attacks are a Jew and a black man. As their response says
Help! A Jew and a black under attack!Casting this as a civil rights or hate issue is a huge mistake for the gay crowd. Slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, and the Holocaust were wrong, fundamentally, and everyone knew it. The assertion of civil rights works in such a case.
In this case, the "wrong" is with the homosexual crowd, and again, everyone knows it. In my opinion, even the homosexuals themselves. What else could explain their shrillness and utter panic?
