Message #8410

[uselesslegs]

After reading the "back and forth" on the Politico comments section (with this story) I noticed that "Hypocrisy" seemed to elude many as to not only it's definition, but how it's different than...oh say, Ole Wieners fall from grace.

"Same thing dude!"  No, not the same thing at all.  One individual lied to his constituents and broke his marriage vows.  

One individual broke his marriage vows and partook of something that is the primary center piece and reasoning for legislation that seeks to disqualify (and make illegal) the ultimate expression of that actions love...homosexual marriage.

I saw the spin fast at work, "Look dude, he could be denying to himself that he's gay, and that's fine, but it has no bearing on whether his stance on gay marriage is now somehow tainted or hypocritical.  Heck, there's tons of gay people who don't think homosexual marriage should be allowed either."  And I would point out many of those, even those who came out of the closet, who still think marriage among themselves should be off the table...are the result of what happens when a bigoted portion of our society wants to legislate love between two consenting adults and are relentless trying to convince homosexuals that "somethings wrong with them", "they're wrong, they're evil, they're an abomination."  

It's no different than those who rail/railed against racially mixed marriages or marrying outside of your faith.  They brow beat them, they disqualify anything THEY don't approve of, they make them not only feel like a piece of shit, but that they are different than the rest of society...different like a murder, different like someone who partakes in bestiality, different like a pedophile...they not only make sure they regard themselves as such, but that they're regarded as such in society as well.  So it's no wonder, even a contingent of the gay community side with hypocrites like that Rep. because they've been mentally abused by this sort of bigotry since their earliest memories.

I, myself, STILL struggle to this day to be free, mentally, of the particular brand of religious indoctrination I got as a child/young teen that was only "loving" based on conditional manipulation.  God is all loving, "tell a nigger joke."  God wants you to be well, live well, "fuck those poor people."  God doesn't make mistakes, "all those faggots are gonna burn in hell."  God has a greater plan, "everyone not like us should be suspect, feared."  It's universal.  Whether you bow on a rug or throw your hands up in the air, there's so many people hell bent on having you live a life, they never will.  But, as long as they can make YOU live as they dictate, their beliefs have validity...and so do they.

I think a 12 pack is in order. *burp*