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To: tdadams
It bewilders me how conspicuously so many conservatives do an about face from their normal stance of shunning the group identity in favor of the individual. Instead you focus on the anecdotal and nebulous misdeeds of the group as a whole and overlook the rights or merit of any gays as individuals.

I'm a conservative, not a libertarian. And I do look at groups all the time. And individuals. One of the differences between conservatives and libertarians is that we know when it's appropriate to do either.

You still haven't answered my question. Since you objected to it's phrasing I'll try a different one.

Why should we normalize homoerotic behavior?

Shalom.

330 posted on 06/11/2003 9:56:23 AM PDT by ArGee (I did not come through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a serving-man... - Gandalf)
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To: ArGee
Why should we normalize homoerotic behavior?

First of all, we've been debating on this thread so long that you've probably lost sight of the fact that I'm not in favor of 'gay rights' per se, but I support the right of individuals to live a self-directed life without needing the permission or approval of the government to live the life that makes them happy, assuming they (as an individual) do not commit any kind of force or fraud against others. Since this philosophy happens to encompass gays who are both human and American, I must also support their rights as equally as anyone elses.

When you ask why should we normalize homosexuality, what do you envision, some sort of formal proclamation?

Society is changing and part of that change is a greater acceptance of homosexuals. Trying to hold back the evolving opinion of society is like trying to hold back the wind. Whether you're opposed, support, or remain indifferent about gay rights I think is of little relevance.

331 posted on 06/11/2003 10:21:42 AM PDT by tdadams
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