Steveo
17th August 2005 - 02:51 PM
555 you are a bit harsh.......and also seem to be a bit hypocritical.
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Does the law say don't do little things that might hurt people, such as: leaving cart in parking lot, cutting people off in traffic, ect, ect? No.
So you think little things like leaving a shopping cart out should be against the law, but gays muslims and uncaring teachers should be shot? Obviously you were being sarcastic about the third one, but your statement on the first two are obviously opinions made without knowing almost anything about either group. Islam as it is written in the Korron (sorry to any muslim, I can not spell) is one of the most peaceful religions. The only thing is that the american government is great at propoganda! WHen the Oklahoma city bombing happened it was from one nut case...no one mentioned that he was a christian extremest, and thus a christian terrorist...no, he was a nut case! But when an islamic extremist does the same thing, most people think not that he is a nut, but that all people of islamic faith are nuts. Do you see the double standard here?
And incase you have not met plenty of islamic people, almost all of them that I have met are great people, with a few who are jaded against the united states (which over the past however many years has been creating this problem themselves anyways - but thats a whole new discussion)
And to the subject of gays. As a straight person, how do gay people do anything to you? What does it matter what goes on in their bedroom? Remember where you live, in a country that respects people's lifestyles and religions (supposedly). America is supposed to be a country where you have freedom, but you want to lose that by becoming stricter? And an interesting psychological observation....it is common that the people who are most against homosexuality are often the ones who fear the most that they might be homosexual. Interesting tid bit to keep in mind.
There is strong evidence to suggest that being gay is something that you are born with and not a conscious choice. Gay people that I know myself have told me its not something they chose, but who they were. When you think about it, its hard to imagine someone choosing a lifestyle that could bring them such persecution, and in some cases physical harm because its in fashion or anything like that. So killing all gay people, in my opinion would be the same as killing all people with brown eyes, or all people who are taller than 6 feet, or something else equally as ridiculious! Also, from an anthropological sense, homosexuality has appeared in all different cultures, and even in some species of animals (I think elephants is one of them if I remember correctly). In some cultures homosexuality is the norm and hetersexualality is only used for breeding. Your societal biases are just that, societal biases, and as such are no different from the muslim law that a father can excute his daughter in public for being a rape victim. You can't always judge the rest of the world, and what is right, based on your own society, because sometimes, from an outside prospective your own society will look just as bad!
Your right that the government needs reform though! Most 'democratic' governments aren't very democratic! This is probably a very simplified view, but I think the government should look after infrastructure, such as roads, and supply healthcare and education for everyone. Most other things (I know I have forgotten many things that I think the government should cover) should be the responsibility of the individual, but the laws don't need to become stricter, just education needs to get a lot better.