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Re: Rumor Control and Sunil's Quibble
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- Subject: Re: Rumor Control and Sunil's Quibble
- From: "Gregory Dickison" <gdickison@moscow.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:18:39 -0700
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My thanks to Daniel and Sunil for their responses.
However, they miss the point. Maybe it was my use of metaphor and hyperbole
(Sunil, I know the frat boys could have been charged with felonies; I
am not quite as dumb as I may look). That's okay, though. I went to the
government schools, too, and even back in the good 'ol days, they were weak on
that sort of thing.
My point was, bluntly speaking, this: there are
laws on the books prohibiting homosexual sex, as well as burglary and theft. Why
is it acceptable to prosecute one category of crime, but not the other? Why is
the one seen as a good law, and the other as bad (or discriminatory,
old-fashioned, etc.)?
Daniel comes close to an answer when he says, "we
all get to decide." But, and I suspect he knows this, that is not really true.
In spite of the claim of tolerance, there are certain points of view that are
not seriously considered. Instead, they are "tolerated" in the same way that a
2-year-old is tolerated, labled as bigotted or homophobic, or are simply ignored
(witness the recent e-mails assuming that this is not part of the legitimate
community discussion of Moscow's future, and reminding us that we all know how
to use the delete key). But I do not understand that. Is not my truth-claim just
as valid as your truth-claim, and worthy of equal discussion? And when we are
discussing it, is there no ultimate standard against which our truth-claims can
be measured? Or do we just go on fighting it out until one of us either
convinces the other, quits, or implements his point of view by
force?
By the way, Daniel, in response to your last
questions: I can assume that the Gay Straight Alliance advocates acceptance
of homosexual sex the same way that I can assume that McDonald's advocates
eating Big Macs. Sometimes those pesky labels actually communicate something
true.
Thank you for the opportunity to take part. I do
appreciate it.
Gregory C. Dickison
Lawyer & Counselor at
Law
Post Office Box 8846
312 South Main Street
Moscow, Idaho
83843
(208) 882-4009
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