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"james g. keegan jr." |
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31 Dec 2005 08:09:36 PM |
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America's sexual hysterics |
America's sexual hysterics
By TOM TEEPEN
First published: Saturday, December 31, 2005
In England, rocker/showman Elton John has publicly joined his longtime
partner, filmmaker David Furnish, in a formal union. The Supreme Court
of Canada has ruled that group-sex clubs are lawful if the
participants are consenting adults. Orgy on. And many of Europe's
topless beaches have long since gone bottomless as well.
None of this has loosed any broad rampage of wantonness, destroyed
marriage, set off epidemics of sexually transmitted diseases or
collapsed civilization. Matters are rather different hereabouts, as
you have perhaps noticed.
Films that play in Europe without causing a stir have to be truncated
to pass ratings muster here. Indeed, we don't even see the full
versions of some of our own films.
The Bush administration blew $130 million this year on abstinence-only
education, although a recent study by Texas A&M University, confirming
other soundings, found abstinence education doesn't deter teens from
becoming sexually active.
The greatest sexual hysteria collects around homosexuality. The U.S.
military remains intolerant of gays and lesbians, unlike numerous
militaries abroad. Gay marriage is lawful only in Massachusetts -- and
there just by a thin political thread -- and only Vermont and
Connecticut allow civil unions.
No less than the President of the United States ran for re-election
last year by proposing to install a ban on gay marriage in the
Constitution, where it would be a creepy hanger-on around such great
principles as the right to vote, free speech, the rule of law,
religious freedom and the exquisite checks and balances of governance.
(Please note that since he was re-elected in part by exciting the
religious right with his anti-gay grandstanding, Bush has dumped the
whole matter. They never learn.)
Britain's once harsh laws against homosexuality lapsed years ago, and
the military was opened to gays and lesbians in 2000.
Now gay civil unions -- marriage in all but name -- grant couples full
legal rights. France, Germany and Switzerland do the same, and
Holland, Spain, Canada and Belgium have legalized same-sex marriage
straightforwardly.
And to think just 17 years ago, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's
Conservative Party barred schools and local governments from in any
way accommodating homosexuality.
There may be hope for us yet. We've always been slow learners in such
matters.
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=435073&category=
OPINION&newsdate=12/31/2005
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| User: "B1ackwater" |
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| Title: Re: America's sexual hysterics |
31 Dec 2005 09:43:33 PM |
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"james g. keegan jr." <jgkeegan@gmail.com> wrote:
America's sexual hysterics
By TOM TEEPEN
First published: Saturday, December 31, 2005
In England, rocker/showman Elton John has publicly joined his longtime
partner, filmmaker David Furnish, in a formal union. The Supreme Court
of Canada has ruled that group-sex clubs are lawful if the
participants are consenting adults. Orgy on. And many of Europe's
topless beaches have long since gone bottomless as well.
None of this has loosed any broad rampage of wantonness, destroyed
marriage, set off epidemics of sexually transmitted diseases or
collapsed civilization. Matters are rather different hereabouts, as
you have perhaps noticed.
Films that play in Europe without causing a stir have to be truncated
to pass ratings muster here. Indeed, we don't even see the full
versions of some of our own films.
The Bush administration blew $130 million this year on abstinence-only
education, although a recent study by Texas A&M University, confirming
other soundings, found abstinence education doesn't deter teens from
becoming sexually active.
Aw ... taught 'em to LIE better when government pollsters
start asking them sensitive questions ...
The greatest sexual hysteria collects around homosexuality. The U.S.
military remains intolerant of gays and lesbians, unlike numerous
militaries abroad. Gay marriage is lawful only in Massachusetts -- and
there just by a thin political thread -- and only Vermont and
Connecticut allow civil unions.
No less than the President of the United States ran for re-election
last year by proposing to install a ban on gay marriage
Look ... America was founded by religious fanatics and
criminals - BOTH groups deemed "too damned annoying"
and booted out of europe. What kind of country did you
EXPECT them to create ? Sensible - or schitzo ?
Yea, the Puritans have been dead for centuries - but
we forgot to BURY the suckers. Their ideological
corpses are still stinkin' up the place. Even the
'free love' 60s couldn't burn enough incense to
completely banish the stench. Kinda like cat pee on
the carpet ... as soon as the deodorizer wears off
the fetid aroma reasserts itself.
Kinda makes you wonder why we ATTACKED the Taliban.
I'm suprised we didn't JOIN 'em - both of us having
a militant puritan streak a mile wide ...
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| User: "Jeffrey Turner" |
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01 Jan 2006 05:55:01 PM |
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james g. keegan jr. wrote:
America's sexual hysterics
By TOM TEEPEN
First published: Saturday, December 31, 2005
<snip>
No less than the President of the United States ran for re-election
last year by proposing to install a ban on gay marriage in the
Constitution, where it would be a creepy hanger-on around such great
principles as the right to vote, free speech, the rule of law,
religious freedom and the exquisite checks and balances of governance.
I hate to argue with such a reasonable column, but there really
isn't any "right to vote." We found THAT out in November, 2000.
--Jeff
--
Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark
of an authoritarian personality.
-Theodor Adorno
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| User: "james g. keegan jr." |
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| Title: Re: America's sexual hysterics |
01 Jan 2006 06:02:52 PM |
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In article <11rgqum7pjc30b6@corp.supernews.com>,
Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com> wrote:
james g. keegan jr. wrote:
America's sexual hysterics
By TOM TEEPEN
First published: Saturday, December 31, 2005
<snip>
No less than the President of the United States ran for re-election
last year by proposing to install a ban on gay marriage in the
Constitution, where it would be a creepy hanger-on around such great
principles as the right to vote, free speech, the rule of law,
religious freedom and the exquisite checks and balances of governance.
I hate to argue with such a reasonable column, but there really
isn't any "right to vote." We found THAT out in November, 2000.
i remember when there used to be.
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| User: "Mimi Cohen" |
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| Title: Re: America's sexual hysterics |
01 Jan 2006 09:06:22 PM |
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Jeffrey Turner wrote:
james g. keegan jr. wrote:
America's sexual hysterics
By TOM TEEPEN
First published: Saturday, December 31, 2005
<snip> No less than the President of the United States ran for
re-election last year by proposing to install a ban on gay marriage in
the Constitution, where it would be a creepy hanger-on around such
great principles as the right to vote, free speech, the rule of law,
religious freedom and the exquisite checks and balances of governance.
I hate to argue with such a reasonable column, but there really
isn't any "right to vote." We found THAT out in November, 2000.
--Jeff
There's a right to vote, what we found out in 2000 is there's no right
to have your vote counted :(
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