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	<title>Comments on: How Could You?</title>
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		<title>By: AaronAkins</title>
		<link>http://www.aaronakins.net/blog/2008/10/23/how-could-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3</link>
		<dc:creator>AaronAkins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First of all, you are talking about discrimination, not segregation.

Second, I am saying that understanding the fact that John McCain was a bad choice for President is as easy as understanding that shit isn’t food. His record, his actions, his lack of leadership skill in his own campaign – all of these things made it blatantly obvious that he would be a terrible President. Thankfully, that choice is behind us now.

Third, I do not want everyone to think like me. That would make the world a very boring place. This is not discrimination, it’s simply an intolerance for ignorance and hate. Just as I am intolerant of the ignorance and hate fomented by the KKK against persons of other races, I am intolerant of the ignorance and hate fomented against LGBT people by the likes of John McCain and his ilk.

The battle lines have already been drawn – they were drawn long before my time, and neither I, nor any of the other LGBT people out there were given an opportunity to choose a side. Only those of you born into the hetero majority have the luxury of that choice.

Manipulative? No. I’m being as direct as I can.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First of all, you are talking about discrimination, not segregation.</p>
<p>Second, I am saying that understanding the fact that John McCain was a bad choice for President is as easy as understanding that shit isn’t food. His record, his actions, his lack of leadership skill in his own campaign – all of these things made it blatantly obvious that he would be a terrible President. Thankfully, that choice is behind us now.</p>
<p>Third, I do not want everyone to think like me. That would make the world a very boring place. This is not discrimination, it’s simply an intolerance for ignorance and hate. Just as I am intolerant of the ignorance and hate fomented by the KKK against persons of other races, I am intolerant of the ignorance and hate fomented against LGBT people by the likes of John McCain and his ilk.</p>
<p>The battle lines have already been drawn – they were drawn long before my time, and neither I, nor any of the other LGBT people out there were given an opportunity to choose a side. Only those of you born into the hetero majority have the luxury of that choice.</p>
<p>Manipulative? No. I’m being as direct as I can.</p>
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		<title>By: Matt J</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So if I had voted McCain, you would re-evaluate my intelligence and because I was undecided I can’t tell the difference between chicken and shit.

Nice way to try and narrow my options and opinions to fit yours. Everyone has different wants and agendas just like you. Many of your friends don’t have the same as you, but this is a statement of segregation from those friends.

Let me be clear, to draw battle lines on religion, race, sexual preference, and even politics is segregation. Shocking to see from someone who wants to rid people in general of segregation. Maybe a little manipulative.

I was undecided, I had good reason to be, so how is the chicken cooked? We’ll see.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So if I had voted McCain, you would re-evaluate my intelligence and because I was undecided I can’t tell the difference between chicken and shit.</p>
<p>Nice way to try and narrow my options and opinions to fit yours. Everyone has different wants and agendas just like you. Many of your friends don’t have the same as you, but this is a statement of segregation from those friends.</p>
<p>Let me be clear, to draw battle lines on religion, race, sexual preference, and even politics is segregation. Shocking to see from someone who wants to rid people in general of segregation. Maybe a little manipulative.</p>
<p>I was undecided, I had good reason to be, so how is the chicken cooked? We’ll see.</p>
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