A neverending story...

[Buster's Uncle]

NSFW term.  Open at your own risk.

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Funny because it's true...

[Metaliturtle]

man I thought this was something else...

[Buster's Uncle]

I thought of that.  Sorry.

[Metaliturtle]

no worries, it's beer time

[Buster's Uncle]

Um, I think it's actually a very important point.  This country is way, embarrassingly, behind on the homersexuals - and I say that as someone who was a 'phobe into his 20s, but not speaking with convert's zeal, or anything.

Just, are they citizens or not?

I say they totally are, and their tastes in companionship are none of my business and not my problem.  Equal rights for everyone under the law.  Period.

You don't have to love 'em, you don't have to approve - but you don't get to discriminate or call them names w/o being a bigot out loud in public.  Shame if you think your personal opinion trumps fundamental American principals.  -And human decency.  Shame.


(P.S. Beer up and rampage, flying shelled thing!)

[Metaliturtle]

Damn I can't respond to this, but rampage time

[Buster's Uncle]

Raaampaage!

[Metaliturtle]

whoops, played SMAX by mistake

[Buster's Uncle]

-Also good.


SMAC fo' da gaayz!

[Geo]

Certain people should participate more (in team games ).
Am I bigoted now?

[Buster's Uncle]

I depends on what the heck you meant.

I got a very minor on-topic rant associated, but too early to tackle just yet.

[Geo]

I depends on what the heck you meant.

That you persistently refuse to participate in any type of MP/team game.

[Buster's Uncle]

Oh.

Yes.  Yes I do.

I support MP sincerely, as you know, but I don't actually play SP much and cheat when I do - you don't want me in a game.

[Buster's Uncle]

Well, the Supreme Court made a major decision the other day, and I sure didn't have a dog in that fight - but I'm astonished and delighted that a conservative court did the right thing.  I know I totally didn't give away a certain leaning on the issue in reply #4, and my apologies for not warning y'all to brace for a shock.

The rant I was not awake enough to tackle yet the other morning?  Here; I don't owe anyone my private thoughts running in harness with anyone else's, my agreement, or my approval, however much society demands it.  I have the right to my own prejudices, for all that I don't want them.  I'm more interested in understanding everyone whether or not I conclude that I approve.  And alternate sexualities?  Well, I'm personally a bit of a prude.  Whatever; screw you if you judge me for that.  I get unhappy when people with mainstream sexual modes are too publically bold, under that "what would Mamma think?" rule of thumb I've mentioned.  I don't need a lot of details about what you like, necessarily.  If it ain't my problem, I've learned to not go looking to MAKE it my problem.  Fearing, hating, just bad-mouthing whatever you find other, is a very human thing to do - but something we as a species need to be working to grow out of.  The fearing/hating?  You a bad person if you let those eat you up, not because you owe anyone your thoughts, but because those are not conducive to learning the real truth(s) - and because they are hard to keep from showing and letting them lead you in words and/or behavior is rude.  We all need to avoid rudeness, for as Kurt Vonnegut Jr. said in the preface to Jailbird: "Love may fail, but courtesy shall prevail."

Fair deal for everybody is what I say.  People all ought to be cool to each other - if not awesome, and loving is probably too much to ask.  But polite and considerate and fair deals all around.  It's simple to say, and nothing is ever simple in this messed-up world of ours - but let's cut the bull; they're citizens, and this was right.


Thoughts?

[Metaliturtle]

It only stands to confirm the decisions I made earlier on about people who can't leave others alone when the other person isn't hurting them directly.