The Immorality of it All

[klyon]

The election of ’04 was a battle of turnout, both sides got out the vote to a level of ’64. The Republicans got out the rural vote and Democrats the newly registered. This time the Republicans won on the morality issue, this vague, seemingly meaningless word was the deciding factor more than any other for their vote.

Huge issues face this country and morality was the bottom line. It was not that one man who had been born again after a questionable lifestyle of drinking and partying was of higher moral standard than a life long catholic that has been in public service his whole career. It was not about whether the killing of over 50,000 innocent civilians while bombing cities in Iraq was immoral. The question was never even asked whether it was wrong to take Iraq’s oil as payment for us giving them Democracy, American style, that they didn’t ask for and will probable throw off for Islamic fundamentalism at the first opportunity. No one asked if it was moral to force the world to participate in a capitalistic system that favors the rich when most of the world is dirt poor by any standard? Is it moral to impose Christian thinking on the Middle East or wage a Crusade against Islam?

None of this was really a part of this moral stance. What it came down to was should gays be allowed to marry? It was not even a position of the Democrats that gays should be married in churches or even in courthouses. The Democratic candidate was only in favor of civil unions which is basically a contract between two people nothing more. It was not a position that was campaigned on but was a question answered in passing. It became the battle of rural America. It was an attack on the fundamental sanctity of marriage and must be stopped. Rural America decided this election based on whether letting more people join together in a loving committed union was bad for marriage while divorce rates rise and fidelity is at an all time low. Republicans exploited rural fear of strangers and pushed it to the limit with claims of polygamy next. This was mostly carried out under the watchful eye of the Christian warriors that march in lock step.

This is what decided our election: not economics, not ecology, not federal judges, not war vs peace nor even terrorism, it was homophobia that won the day. Be sad America, you have been duped again. What the future holds I can only guess but one thing I know for sure is that gay rights will not be involved. The world could be plunged into war but gay rights will never happen. No immorality will be tolerated in America.

KL

[klyon]

1. kick me

KL

[seabeyond]

2. theft not the voter is what decided

what if the vote was stolen. what if the majority of americans chose not to honor this right wing moral thing.

doesnt that make this whole post empty