Thursday, November 04, 2004
American fascism and gays
Read two emails Andrew Sullivan got today. If, like me, you wonder whether the Bush Republican party is veering headlong towards fascism, you have to worry that they have found their scapegoats: gays. Look at the emails: our opponents aren't moral Christians---they are brown shirts in the making, or throwbacks to the Klan, take your pick.
The rest of us have a choice: we can triangulate, and leave the gays to their fate. Or we can fight for their civil rights and human dignity. We have a duty to stand up for the rights of our fellow citizens, especially now that the majority has spoken against them. We've done this before as a country, several times, and every times the progressives have won, after a long struggle. We will win again, no matter how long it takes.
The rest of us have a choice: we can triangulate, and leave the gays to their fate. Or we can fight for their civil rights and human dignity. We have a duty to stand up for the rights of our fellow citizens, especially now that the majority has spoken against them. We've done this before as a country, several times, and every times the progressives have won, after a long struggle. We will win again, no matter how long it takes.
