Wednesday, March 27, 2013

From a Primitive-minded Conservative

I want to avoid being overly political on this blog, but this is something that has been on my mind a lot lately.
Our world has changed much in the last few decades. Now, we can be openly persecuted and discriminated against if we 1.) Do not support same-sex marriage or 2.) Opt not to give our opinion. And I do mean persecuted and discriminated against.

Persecution comes on a daily basis for those of us in the college sphere (coming from the guy currently wearing the "Abortion is Mean" t-shirt).

Look at all the ruckus over Tim Cook (CEO of Apple) and his sexuality when decided not to openly declare his opinion.

"Keeping his sexuality a secret is no longer an option. And so the press shouldn’t treat it as though it’s something to be avoided at all costs. There’s no ethical dilemma when it comes to reporting on Cook’s sexuality: rather, the ethical dilemma comes in not reporting it, thereby perpetuating the idea that there’s some kind of stigma associated with being gay," according to Alpha contributor and Reuter's blogger Felix Salmon.

On a similar note, in recent days a boycott was waged against Starbucks because of its support for marriage equality (Side note: we DO still define marriage as between one man and one woman, so that term is deceptive). When one of the shareholders hinted at possibly withdrawing their support, the CEO jumped on him and told him to “buzz off”, exhibiting classic “You’re either with us or against us” behavior. It’s interesting that the liberal agenda wants to meet in the middle, yet creates so many false dilemmas (note the Dilemma, meaning two options; a false dilemma is a reason and logic term referring to a situation that has multiple facets, yet people try to polarize it into only two).

And, now the articles flood the internet in support of these “valiant” CEOs who are standing up for “diversity”.

And all of America’s cute little young people, naïve and stupid as ever, join the rant. This is one of the most intriguing facets of this problem: the response within the public school. Even with my limited experiences with the public school system, I see that it is saturated with gays and their supporters. Why? Nobody knows, but it must be right. Kids and teens no longer need a reason to believe something. But, right now, being a gay supporter is THE THING to do. Don’t you dare do any different, or you will be a primitive-minded, right-wing wacko, fundamentalist, gay-bashing hater. Don’t do it. This kinda brings me full-circle back to the persecution aspect.

I could go on all day about this topic and its various subtopics. America is gleefully taking steps down the moral staircase, each a little faster than the other. I can only hope and pray it doesn’t lose its footing and fall to the bottom, joining the long list of nations that fully embraced immorality and are now turned to so much rubble.

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