Don't ask this general about morality
By LEONARD PITTS JR.
“I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts. I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way.”
-- Gen. PETER PACE, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
In other words, it's wrong because it's wrong.
Boil down Gen. Pace's controversial comments in a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune to their essence, and that's what you get. Bypass intellect, detour around critical reasoning, and there you are: wrong because it's wrong. No other explanation necessary.
That, says the general, is why he opposes repeal of the military's ''don't ask, don't tell'' policy. He doesn't want homosexuals to serve openly -- they already serve clandestinely -- in the armed forces.
People like the general -- in other words, bigots -- often wrap up their objections in claims of fundamental right and wrong where sexual orientation is concerned: I have a moral objection to homosexuality, they will say, loftily.
I've always thought ''visceral'' would be a better and truer adjective. As in, a gut-level objection to people of the same sex engaging in physical or emotional intimacy.
Read the rest HERE.
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