Ok, I was just reading the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence. I was going to quote a few lines, and make my big political speech of the gay rights that just passed. Kat tells me often that she has no idea on my views because I never really voice them. I have heard this from several other people too. So here they are.
I think the Declaration should be changed from saying all men are created equal to all people. In essence we have already done that by freeing the slaves and giving women the right to vote, but then we hold back rights to people of minorities. We had to include the whole race, religion, color, etc..... to give "everyone" equality. Now we fight to have sexual preference put there as well. Just change the damn Declaration to say all people are equal. As long as we can be catorgized as human, it applies to us. All the fighting for rights, the disscussions on whether this is right or wrong, all the public debates, all the fighting in the streets will stop. Just say if your human, you have the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. I don't care who you are, I really don't. If you are a decent person, don't break many laws and pay the fines and time if you do, and you keep out of BIG trouble, in my book your fine. If you have fun going out with members of the oppisite sex, GREAT! If you enjoy the company of your own gender, GREAT! If you are happy, and you keep it in the bedroom, why does anyone care. I know straights, gays, bdsms, trans, you name it, I probally know someone who does it. Do I care? No, because to me they are all good kind-hearted individuals who keep it to themselves and their bedrooms. If I ask, they only tell me what is important to answer the question. No more, no less. No gross details of their lives and experiences, just a general answer to satisfy my curiousity.
I had a department manager ask me what the no on 1 did for me. I told him it ensured that I have the same rights as him, to not lose my job, home, health care, etc. He said it gave me more rights then. I said no, just the same as him. He pointed out a good thing to me then, he said that now anyone who feels they are being discriminated against can cry wolf on the sexual orintation now. He is right. Their will be people who abuse it. So do people of color, race, religion, etc. So it does give us the same rights as everyone else. Of course, being who he was, he mentioned he was screwed because he is the average white male. I just said "Yes, yes you are and I am sorry."
Any how, that is my view on politics. This could be why I don't discuss them much with anyone. It is the same as anything else in my life. We are all equal in my mind. So I just don't tend to care on many things. Now if the rest of the world could just catch on to that thinking.........