tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281974533836556870.post1314869119395586841..comments2023-10-30T10:35:04.791-04:00Comments on Observations v.2: Observations 9.20Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17035285149045561823noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281974533836556870.post-59704235324224932462012-10-06T08:16:06.635-04:002012-10-06T08:16:06.635-04:00Well we might have to agree to disagree on this. W...Well we might have to agree to disagree on this. While it is true the some in Congress would like nothing better than to reinstate the policy I think for the most part the military itself has moved on. Whether they totally agree or not they don't want to go back and than have to fight that battle all over again.<br /><br />That being said who could have dreamed it possible even 2 years ago? Plus this year marriage equality laws could win at the ballot in not one but three states. The mindset will change, it's only a matter of time and demographics.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment !!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035285149045561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281974533836556870.post-67204020763453876282012-10-06T08:15:38.686-04:002012-10-06T08:15:38.686-04:00Awesome story, thanks.
Like I said I honestly thi...Awesome story, thanks.<br /><br />Like I said I honestly think the military has moved on, for the most part anyway. You have people (Willard/Ryan) saying DADT should be reinstated but really that would be more of a disaster than anything else. I mean seriously how? Discharge anybody who came out? Tell them okay but you can't talk about it? Impossible.<br /><br />It's just a matter of time till the rest of the country catches up. Time and younger generations taking control because voting is the key to it all. Say what you want about wingnuts, they vote.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035285149045561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281974533836556870.post-23246714319840586722012-10-05T23:15:33.226-04:002012-10-05T23:15:33.226-04:00My little brother was in boot camp when DADT was r...My little brother was in boot camp when DADT was repealed. On the drive home, my grandmother (very homophobic) asked about the brainwashing classes the military had made him take. He's never been a very wordy kid, but he answered very sternly, "Gay people are just people. We have to treat everyone fairly, gay or not. We treat everyone with the respect they deserve. Everyone in my unit is a Marine. That's all they taught us and they shouldn't have had to teach us that."<br /><br />I have no idea what the seminars actually entailed because getting him to talk is like pulling teeth, but I was so proud of him. Needless to say, my family members couldn't really argue with that.Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195357241445425427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281974533836556870.post-37463814490223531122012-09-22T05:06:12.709-04:002012-09-22T05:06:12.709-04:00That this law was finally repealed is good, but, s...That this law was finally repealed is good, but, sadly, it has changed little of the attitudes of others. The same people who supported the legislation are still in power, the same military bosses control the strings of military life.<br /><br />Even after one year there is a long way to go. It needs a mindset change in the way people think before anyone will be able to say this move has worked and we are all better off as a result.Vikihttp://viktoriamichaelis.comnoreply@blogger.com