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This Greenwood guy, who objects to his union dues being used for "social issues" because he is homophobic, is an example of hatred enclosed in human form. I don't support the war in Iraq, but I can't withhold taxes because of that.
I disapprove of many right-wing churches, but my tax money is still used for "faith-based" funding. The unions are one of the last organizations we have which still try to fight for issues of equality, and naturally, they are an considered an enemy by the right-wing.
The whole issue seems to me to be worded wrong, anyway. I'm not gay, but shouldn't the whole issue of gay rights be considered one of human rights? If I'm free to marry, and my preference is for someone of the opposite sex, the same right should be extended to any other person who is legally qualified to marry.
Why shouldn't rights be extended to all? Are gays less than human? We went through a lot of the same arguments about minority rights, and women's rights, and it all boils down to the same thing...it is wrong to discriminate against another person because of an individual's personal beliefs.
Partners in a gay relationship, since they are denied to right to marry, should at least have the same rights as others to have their partnerships legally recognized in regards to insurance, medical decisions, adoptions, etc. Chimp says we fight for democracy in Iraq, and at the same time, he and his party deny the most basic of human rights to a segment of our population because they don't like their sexual identities. Hypocrisy at it's worst.
I guess what infuriates me more than anything else is the sheer wrongness of denying human rights, in a country which pretends to support them. No wonder the rest of the world has a negative view of America.
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