On Sunday, Pete Buttigieg spoke at a town hall in Butte, Montana, once the copper capital of the world, where a citizens' initiative, the Montana Plan, is a lively topic just now. He's been going around the country in recent months making speeches and taking questions at events like this. I haven't watched any of them because I know I would agree with just about everything he says; and also because I'm sick to death of political speechmaking, which seems so futile in the face of the calamity that has engulfed our country.
But I said to myself, you ought to listen to him and post his video for others who just might want to hear what he has to say. So here you go, fellas. I will just add that I admire Pete tremendously, and he will certainly get my vote for president, if I live long enough to see another free and fair election.
In my estimation, Pete is a damn good man, a fine man, honest, honorable, intelligent, compassionate, and courageous. A man at once humble and inspiring. I wept listening to his simple speech, which seemed to me the prologue to a noble story: David versus Goliath, perhaps. He is marked out for some high destiny, I do believe.
But what do I know. Listen and judge for yourself.
P. S. -- I will note here that I don't quite agree with Pete's thesis that "the system is broken." When a man's body is overwhelmed by a filthy contagion, it's not his system that is broken. Our body politic has been overwhelmed by disease and corruption that may prove fatal unless a remedy is found, and soon. That's how I would put it.
"Hope can be the consequence of action, not just its cause."
Bonus: In this opinion piece for The Atlantic, conservative gay author and political analyst Jonathan Rauch says its okay to use the F-word now: "Yes, It's Fascism"
In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration. Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!
The last check, the last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed are the people, you and me. It’s in the union of people around a common set of values now that’s all that stands between a democracy and authoritarianism. So at the end of the day, all we’ve got is each other.
There’s some very weird, strange and dangerous shit going on out there right now. In America, they are persecuting people for using their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. This is happening now.
In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world’s poorest children to sickness and death. This is happening now. In my country, they’re taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on loyal American workers.
They’re rolling back historic civil rights legislation that led to a more just and plural society. They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom. They are defunding American universities that won’t bow down to their ideological demands.
They are removing residents off American streets and, without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons. This is all happening now.
A majority of our elected representatives have failed to protect the American people from the abuses of an unfit president and a rogue government. They have no concern or idea of what it means to be deeply American.
The America l’ve sung to you about for 50 years is real and regardless of its faults is a great country with a great people. So we’ll survive this moment. Now, I have hope, because I believe in the truth of what the great American writer James Baldwin said. He said, "In this world, there isn’t as much humanity as one would like, but there’s enough." Let’s pray.
2. Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, yesterday:
Despite the great beard and awesome stache, no one would accuse Pete of being a rocker - but he was definitely on the same page as Springsteen:
Guys like these are our last hope. We need more like them.
Bernie slams the Tyrant at a rally in Idaho yesterday:
At another rally, location not given, Bernie says "We are the 99 percent" and "we're scaring the hell out of Trump and Musk":
And Trae Crowder recommends empathy to all the rightwing voters who just don't give a fuck if innocent people are "disappeared" and sent to hell on earth:
Look who's sporting a new beard and stache. I'm lovin' it:
Hope and joy are here again! It was a great night for speaking and cheering at the Democratic convention in Chicago. PBS provides a short recap of the evening:
CBS News Face the Nation provides full speeches by handsome Hakeem Jeffries (he's gay, really?!!), Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Oprah Winfrey, my man Pete Buttigieg (looking and sounding very presidential), and Coach Tim Walz:
Ya know, fellas, this is the most fun we Democrats have had in years. What a blast! We should do this more often.
What a week it's been since Biden bowed out of the presidential race! For once it's the Democrats who have "fallen in line" behind Kamala, with no exceptions that I've heard of. Which is a damn good thing, because there's only 101 days left till the election, and no time to waste.
(Another time we'll talk about the absurdity of election campaigns that go on for months and years. Britain and France just had elections - it was 6 weeks of campaigning for the Brits and only 4 weeks for the French. How wonderful it would be if ours were that short.)
A few newsbites from the weekend. First, Pete B. rips Vance and the whole Republican scheme:
There are 103 days left until the election, November 5th. Check your voter registration, and be sure it's up to date.
What a difference a week makes - from depression to elation! I Hope the Dems keep the campaign train fired up and steaming right on to victory - not just for the good of the party, but also for the country and the world, and all us little people who live and love and work in it.
Here are a few news clips worth watching. First, the Obamas endorse Kamala:
Governor Walz on the "he-man woman haters" in the Republican party:
Secretary Pete on Trump's fear of debating Kamala:
Former Ambassador Susan Rice on Kamala's creds to be Commander-in-Chief:
Official White House portrait of Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States Click to enlarge.
Well, what a weekend that was, a total turnaround in the Democratic party, which raked in $80 million in campaign contributions from small donors in 24 hours. Whooeee! We are fired up for sure, now.
This is the most electrifying political moment in my memory, which goes back to the time of JFK. Your Head Trucker voted for him, I'm proud to say. It's no lie - I went into the voting booth with my mom, and she let me pull the lever next to his name
This was state of the art in 1960, and they kept working just fine all over the country for decades. The votes were recorded and tallied electrically.
.But between you and me, fellas, although I'm very enthused about smart, strong Kamala, I also know she has flaws alongside her virtues: she's a human being, like all other politicians. I may not agree with everything she says and does; but I do believe her heart and mind are firmly on the side of democracy and the rule of law, with liberty and justice for all.
And she's electable! She has my vote in the bag already, and I hope will get enough more to stop the fascist steamroller from taking over. That's a mighty big, mighty tough job - she will be a target for outrageous abuse and maybe worse. We should all keep her in our prayers.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) ; I was never a Bernie fan, but I agree with every word he says here:
And here's that hillbilly sumbitch Trae Crowder, plagiarizing me. What he says about the veep choices in the last part of this video is exactly what I wrote in my Sunday post - a part I later deleted, thinking it sounded too smartass.
Damn, boy! What you mean, poaching off my blog? Or are you some kinda fuckin' mind reader or somethin'? Hell, maybe we just think alike, in which case you are a goddamn smart fella. Next time you come through town, gimme a call, I'll buy you a beer.
BONUS: Kamala outlines her experience and her vision in her first speech to campaign workers in Wilmington, Delaware, yesterday:
This is all I saw of last night's presidential debate, and all I needed to see:
I haven't blogged much about politics these last few years, and for good reason: it's not safe to speak freely in America anymore. And the vicious madness of current politics is not good for my mental equanimity.
But I will say that for the good of the country, Biden ought to decline the nomination at the Democratic Convention next month and let some other Democrat run for election this November.
Who that would be, I haven't the faintest idea. Pete Buttigieg is the only politician I know of who is smart enough and good enough to be the leader of the free world. He's sharp as a tack, he's got heart, and he's got balls. But Pete is still a bit too young, and needs more experience at the top of the ladder.
What about Kamala, you say. Well, what about her? She seemed like a woman who would really make a mark on Washington when she was elected Veep - but since then has largely faded into the woodwork. My impression is that Biden has kept her on the bench all this long time, and she's dutifully kept her mouth shut about it. She's a cypher to me - an unknown quantity. A fearless, outspoken woman who came out swinging just might energize the the party faithful and capture many voters' attention. But who knows.
However -- and remember, I told you Biden was too old five years ago! -- the choice before us now is to vote for a bad man who would be an incompetent president (to put it very mildly) -- or to vote for a good man who would also be an incompetent president. Both are unfit for office, albeit for very different reasons.
A terrible choice. Whichever way it turns out, we lose, and the world loses. Big time.
The stakes are too high to be indifferent about this election. God bless Joe Biden, who deserves our thanks and respect for doing all he could do -- but he should now yield the scepter to a younger and more vigorous man or woman. Someone who can pick up the baton and win the race, if there is anyone. It's not just about parties - it's about the continuation of democracy, or the hell of dictatorship. It's about the lives of millions of people all around the world. It's about Good versus Evil, and that's no joke.
There, I've said it. That's my good deed for today. Make of it what you will.
P. S. -- The more I think about it, a Harris-Kinzinger "unity" ticket might be a real humdinger. Hmm.
Update, 6/28, 11:30 p.m.: It's cold comfort, but I see the Editorial Board of the New York Timesagrees with me:
“The president appeared on Thursday night as the shadow of a great public servant. He struggled to explain what he would accomplish in a second term. He struggled to respond to Mr. Trump’s provocations. He struggled to hold Mr. Trump accountable for his lies, his failures and his chilling plans. More than once, he struggled to make it to the end of a sentence,” the board wrote in an opinion piece published Friday.
“The greatest public service Mr. Biden can now perform is to announce that he will not continue to run for re-election. As it stands, the president is engaged in a reckless gamble. There are Democratic leaders better equipped to present clear, compelling and energetic alternatives to a second Trump presidency. There is no reason for the party to risk the stability and security of the country by forcing voters to choose between Mr. Trump’s deficiencies and those of Mr. Biden. It’s too big a bet to simply hope Americans will overlook or discount Mr. Biden’s age and infirmity that they see with their own eyes,” the Times also said.
Biden is manifestly unfit for the highest job in the world, and the most demanding. To ignore what is right in front of our eyes is utterly foolish; that's exactly what we reproach the Republicans for doing in the face of all Trump's wickedness, isn't it? It would be disloyalty to our country to pretend all is well, nothing to worry about. Do you care more about your party or your country?
The board went on to say it would still support Biden as its “unequivocal pick” if the choice remains between him and former President Donald Trump.
Well, yes - if the choice is between Hitler and Pee-wee Herman, you have to go with the latter. But that's a damn rotten shame.
Roge Karma summarizes the current state of play in the Atlantic:
As of last night, there are no plausible theories left of how Biden could win the election. Last night was the test of whether Biden was up for the job of campaigning, and he failed it. This wasn’t just a weak performance, like Ronald Reagan’s first debate in 1984 and Barack Obama’s in 2012. The man could hardly speak. To believe that things will somehow turn around come September, when the next debate is scheduled, would be delusional.
The alternative to a Biden candidacy is for the president to voluntarily drop out of the race and either handpick his preferred successor or leave it entirely up to Democratic National Convention delegates to select a new candidate in August. Both come with significant risks; neither has a high probability of working. Vice President Kamala Harris, the most natural choice, may be even less popular than Biden, and other options, such as California Governor Gavin Newsom, are totally unproven at the national level. But the notion that a younger, more energetic, more articulate candidate could defeat Trump is at least plausible. Biden turning things around is not.
Your Head Trucker says, without a new quarterback and smart, dramatic, honest game plan to turn things around, we're fucked. And I mean all of us: the country, the world, the whole human race. Remember you heard it here first.
As Elizabeth Bruenig writes, also in the Atlantic:
The candidates said some factual things and some false things, but only one message came across as true: Our nation is shambling along the road to hell, and there doesn’t appear to be an off-ramp. “We are living in a rat’s nest,” Trump said, right for the wrong reasons. “We’re like a bunch of stupid people,” he went on; “we’re a failing nation.” Absolutely, but not because of migrants or the Chinese or the Russians: This mess is made in America, and all of us are going to suffer for it.
Some time ago, your Head Trucker concluded that the only person left in the Administration with good sense was Pete Buttigieg, the Secretary of Transportation (who is young enough to be my son). But now I see I was mistaken.
My truckbuddies will have already read about Buttigieg's defense of the protesters outside the restaurant where Justice Kavanagh was dining the other day, citing their First Amendment rights.
Now I have no high regard at all for Kavanagh and the other Trumpists who voted to overturn Roe - and by direct and indirect statements, threatened also to undo the whole concept of a constitutional right to privacy that has been settled law for half a century, and which underpins many other rights that have come to be accepted as normative - like the right to contraception, and to same-sex marriage, to name but two.
It was a nasty thing those five justices did, who voted to overturn Roe and have precipitated us all into a constitutional crisis whose full extent and effects have yet to be seen.
Nevertheless, no matter how much I despise a public official's acts, I cannot endorse hounding and harassing him in the ordinary course of private life - whether at home or in a restaurant or store. This is a repugnant thing, and I will give you three good reasons why:
1. It violates the Golden Rule - often summarized as "Do as you would be done by." Although it was stated by Christ, it is not an exclusively Christian rule; in fact, it appears in the same or very similar form in the teachings of just about every religion around the world, and even among primitive tribes without a set of scriptures. Even oh-so-modern atheists are sometimes heard mouthing it.
2. But if course, if you don't give a flip for anything even remotely connected to religion, well then, surely you must consider an invasion of privacy to be at the very least a violation of the good manners you learned at your mother's knee. What's that, you say? Free speech trumps good manners? Well, I can only reply that my mother also taught me that Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right. Free speech is not the only right, and it does not justify doing anything you feel like doing, to anyone, anywhere, anytime.
And how do you justify disturbing the peace - a crime - of the other people in the neighborhood, the restaurant, the store? Perhaps you will say that the end justifies the means - a favorite line of dictators. But just exactly what good result will come of your disturbance? What exactly will it accomplish?
3. And if all that rings no bell with you, how about this: if it's just fine and dandy to harass the hell out of people at their homes and in restaurants, why then, what's sauce for the goose is certainly sauce for the gander, is it not? This nasty behavior invites retaliation in kind. Suppose a crowd gathered outside the Buttigieg home, or around the place where Pete and his husband were dining, shouting ugly words and carrying signs - would you like to see that happen? Say what? Oh, you wouldn't?
Well, I guarantee youit will be happening if you and Pete and the rest of the good liberal folks don't wake up and stop this stupidity. It's a great way to spark that civil war we have all heard rumors of.
Shame on you, Pete. I thought you were a bigger, better, wiser man. Now I don't see anyone under 80 on the Democratic side to admire. You were my last hope.
The Democratic Party that I knew is changing beyond recognition and dwindling rapidly into insipid uselessness - a cake left out in the rain. It makes me ill to see what is happening to my party and to my country, the steady erosion of common decency, the fragmentation of society, the descent into madness. I really hope I don't live to see the final act of this tragedy.
My hat is off to the valiant Liz Cheney, though - one of the few Republicans left with moral character and BALLS.
Mayor Pete speaks after President-elect Biden announces his nomination as the next Secretary of Transportation. His appointment must be confirmed by the Senate following the inauguration of Biden as the 46th President next month.
A gay man nominated for a job in the Cabinet, my stars. Unthinkable forty years ago when I came out. But I have lived to see this day.
You know, American history tells us that it’s been in our darkest moments that we’ve made our greatest progress, that we’ve found the light.
In this dark moment, I believe we’re poised to make great progress again, that we can find the light once more. You know, many people have heard me say this, but I’ve always believed you can define America in one word: possibilities. The defining feature of America, everything is possible.
That in America, everyone, and I mean everyone, should be given an opportunity to go as far as their dreams and God-given ability will take them. We can never lose that.
In times as challenging as these, I believe there’s only one way forward: as a united America. United in our pursuit of a more perfect union. United in our dreams of a better future for us and for our children. United in our determination to make the coming years bright.
Are you ready? I believe we are. This is a great nation. We’re a good and decent people. For Lord’s sake, this is the United States of America. There’s never been anything we’ve been unable to accomplish when we’ve done it together.
The Irish poet Seamus Heaney once wrote,
History says, Don't hope On this side of the grave, But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up And hope and history rhyme.
This is our moment to make hope and history rhyme with passion and purpose. Let us begin. You and I together. One nation. Under God. United in our love for America. United in our love for each other.
For love is more powerful than hate. Hope is more powerful than fear. And light is more powerful than dark. This is our moment. This is our mission. May history be able to say that the end of this chapter of American darkness began here, tonight, as love and hope and light join in the battle for the soul of the nation.
And this is a battle we will win and we will do it together. I promise you.
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For the record, a few more notable videos from last night's convention, selected by your Head Trucker. And for the benefit of my overseas truckbuddies, let me point out that these particular speakers reflect, as does the Democratic Party in general, a broad spectrum of backgrounds and viewpoints, united in working for a more perfect union of these United States, with liberty and justice for all, not merely the favored few.
Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico:
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey:
Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin:
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg of Indiana:
Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, a wounded veteran, calls Trump the "Coward-in-Chief":
And Governor Gavin Newsom phones it in from an evacuation center in wildfire-stricken California:
Okay guys, you know I don't like writing about politics these days, but I just have to get this off my chest. And I'm only gonna say it once, so listen up.
In the last two elections, we all laughed at the Republican clown car; but the pendulum of history is ever swinging to and fro. Now it seems to me that the Democrats have piled into one of their own, and look even more ridiculous than the other guys did.
I will say two things, without elaboration:
1. There is no one on the Democrat side I want to vote for. Joe is a great guy, with all the requisite experience and plenty of political savoir-faire, but too old. Pete is a very promising newcomer, but too young and has no national experience. Elizabeth and Bernie each have some bold ideas, and their hearts are in the right place, but neither one is presidential material. Your mileage may vary. So be it.
2. The babble-rabble snowflake Democrats are driving this party out from under me. I'm not riding with them. They're too shrill, too smart-ass, and too juvenile. And that's my very carefully considered opinion. You are welcome to formulate your own, of course.
Having said all that, I note with approval Joe's essay today about the current temper of the Democratic party, and his reminder of what is really, truly important, above all other considerations. Excerpt:
The other day I was accused by one of my opponents of running in the wrong primary. Pretty amazing. On one level, it is kind of funny.
I have fought for the Democratic party my whole career. I know what we stand for, who we stand with and what we believe. And it’s not just policies or issues. It’s in my bones. That’s not something everyone in this primary can say.
But at another level these kinds of attacks are a serious problem. They reflect an angry unyielding viewpoint that has crept into our politics. If someone doesn’t agree with you — it’s not just that you disagree — that person must be a coward or corrupt or a small thinker.
Some call it the “my way or the highway” approach to politics. But it’s worse than that. It’s condescending to the millions of Democrats who have a different view.
It’s representative of an elitism that working and middle class people do not share: “We know best; you know nothing”. “If you were only as smart as I am you would agree with me.”
This is no way to get anything done. This is no way to bring the country together. This is no way for this party to beat Donald Trump.
I am a Democrat, by which I mean, a believer in all the best ideas of the New Deal, the Fair Deal, the New Frontier, and the Great Society. I believe in liberty and justice for all. I believe in an America where a black man can be elected president, and gays can marry, and everybody gets to dance. An America that is always becoming a more perfect union.
But it is a very curious thing that despite nearly 90 years of progressive thought and legislation, which have improved the lives of many millions and made the nation bigger, better, stronger, and fairer, still half the population is unconvinced and even hostile to all that is meant in this country by liberalism - which in fact is very nearly a four-letter word now.
Somehow the message has not gotten across. As if somebody held a big sale, but nobody bought the goods. What happened here?
I don't exactly know the answer myself. But I do know one thing: it's no good leading a charge if the troops don't follow you, ya know what I mean, fellas?
The Dems have just one year to turn it around. If they don't give the people - and I mean the whole people, not just the cool kids - something to love, something to want, something to stand up and cheer about, something to vote for, then all this political mouthing and moaning is a sheer waste of time. And that is very, very sad.
Dangerous too. Because if the Repubs and Trumpistas are not turned out of the highest offices next year, God help us all. It may be a long, dark, and ugly, ugly night before ever the sun rises on America again. It is already dim and gloomy now.
Somewhere along the line, the Dems have not gotten the message across. They'd better get with it, if it's not too late already, and start trying to win over those unimpressed hearts and minds by appealing to their own self-interests, if nothing else. Which of course requires lots of honey, not vinegar.
And that's all I have to say. Let him who has an ear, listen.
Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, shared in frank terms his very moving coming-out story in a speech at the LGBTQ Victory Fund in Washington, D.C., last Sunday, a story that your Head Trucker can relate to:
Your Head Trucker has not quite given up hope that the American ship of state will right itself instead of capsizing under the howling, shifting gales of fanaticism coming from both right and left; but he is very nearly there. The oh-so-pure, oh-so-righteous snowflake generation of young Democrats now coming to power in the party (the mirror image of their Trumpista equivalents in Bizarro world) makes me feel rather seasick, to tell you the truth.
It is, however, heartening to see an openly gay politician throwing his hat into the presidential ring for the first time ever in our history. But is he gay enough? And if not, just who is? Is it RuPaul or nothing? What bar must we clear now to be really and truly gay?
And will the new Kweer Kommissariat take away my pink card?
Frank Bruni has something to say about these matters in his New York Times column this week. Excerpt:
It’s nonnegotiable that Democrats hold their presidential aspirants to high standards on issues of racial justice, gender equality and more. It’s crucial that the party nominate someone who can credibly represent its proudly diverse ranks. But it’s also important that the party not demand a degree of purity that nobody attains.
I’m not recommending the Republicans’ course in accepting and protecting Donald Trump, which was to bury principles so deep that they may never be exhumed. I’m saying that to turn the Democratic primary into a nonstop apology tour when the nominee will be going up against a president never expected to apologize for anything is a risky strategy. It obsesses over the flaws in candidates who have many strengths, defining them in terms of what they seek forgiveness for. It blurs the line between job interview and inquisition. Taken too far, it rips contenders to shreds before Trump even takes out his scissors.
As for the mini-debate about Buttigieg’s gayness, it arose principally from this column in Slate, which included the following paragraph:
“A marginalized sexual orientation can remain unspoken and unnoticed for as long as a queer person desires. A gay man who conforms to a critical mass of gendered expectations can move through life without his sexuality attending every interaction, even after he comes out. Buttigieg, for instance, would register on only the most finely tuned gaydar. Most people who are aware of his candidacy probably know he’s gay, but his every appearance doesn’t activate the ‘Hey, that’s that homosexual gentleman’ response in the average brain. That doesn’t mean he’s not gay enough — there’s really no such measure. It just means that he might not be up against quite the same hurdles that a gay candidate without such sturdy ties to straight culture would be.”
The author is asserting that Buttigieg, 37, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., doesn’t come across as particularly gay, meaning . . . what? That he lacks stereotypical mannerisms? That his voice isn’t high-pitched? I’m kind of floored, because I and other gay people around my age (54) or older spent most of our lives educating people about the bigotry and inaccuracy of those very stereotypes and trumpeting the message — the truth! — that gay people can be every bit as buttoned-down and strait-laced as, well, Pete Buttigieg! Now his divergence from those stereotypes is deemed remarkable and in need of dissection? Strange days indeed.
Also, I guarantee you that Buttigieg’s adherence to “a critical mass of gendered expectations” and failure to “activate” the homosexual-alert siren don’t mean that being gay has been incidental to his life and is incidental to his perspective. That he didn’t come out until he was 33 is all the proof you need that he wrestled privately with his sexual orientation and with fears about how the world would respond to it and to him.
I like what little I have seen of Pete Buttigieg so far - his Oxford degree and Navy service are big plusses in my book. But I think he needs some experience in national politics before trying out for President; he's a big fish in a little pond right now, but that's just a starting point for any candidate.
And I will say this about good old Joe Biden - a great guy with a big heart and a fine political record, but simply too old. If by some twist of fate he did win the 2020 election, he would be 78 on election day, which would be worrisome for several very good reasons that should be obvious to anyone.
I thought it very curious during the election campaign of 2016 that both of the major contenders - and a couple of minor ones - were right at 70 years old. Why was that?
Why is there no Democratic figure of statesmanlike character between the ages of 40 and 70? I ask you.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, harmony; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that I may seek not so much to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
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Churches say that the expression of love in a heterosexual monogamous relationship includes the physical, the touching, embracing, kissing, the genital act - the totality of our love makes each of us grow to become increasingly godlike and compassionate. If this is so for the heterosexual, what earthly reason have we to say that it is not the case with the homosexual?
It is a perversion if you say to me that a person chooses to be homosexual. You must be crazy to choose a way of life that exposes you to a kind of hatred. It's like saying you choose to be black in a race-infected society.
If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God.
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