[little jeremiah]

My, my. What a twisted bunch of illogic. You're really grasping at straws. Either that, or as I noted before, profoundly ill-informed.

So, according to you, in order to not enflame the homosexual activists, out of fear and trembling they should be allowed a platform to spew their lies and gain legitimacy and power.

Ever hear of the word "appeasement"?

Homosexuals do not deserve a platform from which to spread their propaganda. They deserve compassion, as anyone with mental or emotional illness deserves compassion, or those addicted to any deleterious vice. And they deserve the choice of seeking treatment so they can leave the "gay" life.

[Haemo]

I agree with your sentiment, but it's not appeasement - it's a feint, a deflection. As you well know, the gay lobby has sizeable funds and a kennel of media lapdogs to broadcast any hint of indiscretion on our part. It's called spin, and they've become very good at it - our job is to minimize whats availible to be spun into propaganda for them. Appeasement would require a real concession on our part - this is not one. It's more of a way to minimize spin while still preventing them from gaining any real ground.

I can appreciate that you have a more idealistic view of how we should handle this, but I think more in terms of a kind of realpolitik - sometimes, the inconsequential loses out when you're dealing with a foe as underhanded as these people can be.