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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
I don't believe JFK was crooked but his sexual antics were not reported in the press because we would have shot the messenger at that time.
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In JFK's time, we were a more tolerant bunch. Back then your religion was between you and your god. It was not a principle that was imposed on your neighbor. Your sex was between your and your partner - not anyone elses business.
But two homosexuals must be exposed to the world today as violating principles of the bible. A politician having sex with someone besides his wife is more important that a massacre of thousands in Srebrenica - as demontrated by the press coverage.
Suddenly the right wing has enough power to "save us all from ourselves". They would protect us from evil mariguana and from judges that cannot be trusted by imposing mandatory 5 years sentences. They would demand that people be 'informed' about religious concepts in abortion clinics. The voters in Oregon and people in Europe must be saved from their misguided desire to make euthanasia legal. They would demand (as in Iowa) that biblical teachings of Genesis be taught as science rather than real science called evolution. They would demand that naked statues be covered so that we would not be accidentally corrupted by that nakedness. They would even and again attempt blacklisting of Hollywood again because some actors don't agree with a right wing president. And you thought this country would never experiment with McCarthyism again.
That is what has changed. Tolerance has been replaced by mandated conformation to principles mostly based upon Christian doctrines. God forbid if you instead believe in a Buddist principle that contradict Christian beliefs. Heaven forbid if you use classical American Indian tribal herbs in your religious celebrations.
And so sexual infidelity even among unmarried adults is a sin - and should be made illegal. A man who marries outside of his religion inherits the devil for a father-in-law. He might have dangerous weapons, therefore he must have dangerous weapons and be attacked - preemption. These are all new philosphies of saving us from ourselves.
Tolerance is out. Conforming to right wing principles is why polictics have become so confrontational. But then that is what happens when religion and other intolerant concepts gets its ugly paws into politics.
If Kennedy did that today, the right wing would make sure it was headline news every day - so as to save the nation from the evils of that president. Legalized bribery - no problem since god's chosen people need those campaign contributions.