Buttigieg's Elephant
A late night conversation around a campfire at a recent Indian Guides campout (after the boys had gone to bed) turned to a discussion of Buttigieg's "elephant in the room", namely his gay marriage and what that portends for the White House should he be elected. I was surprised at a comment of one of our tribe's African-American dads that his faith and its opposition to gay marriage would make it very difficult, even as a Democrat, to vote to have a "dude" as a "first lady". He's Southern Baptist. This led to wonder if the candidate's gay marriage will ever be openly discussed from a standpoint of how the country and/or presidency will be acceptable to people of faith both in the US and internationally, especially both fundamental Christians and Muslims. While I've always assumed that sooner or later we'd have a female President and a male "First Gentleman", I admit I'm not sure I'm ready for the President of the United States publicly holding hands, or having other public display's of affection,with his husband. Comments appreciated.
It wasn't until he returned from Afghanistan when when he decided to 'come out', announcing his homosexuality. For the most part, the residents of South Bend, IN couldn't care less. He did get some flak from some, primarily the more religiously fundamental people of the city. After the initial clatter, it settled down and returned to business-as-usual.
The fact that South Bend can get past this topic is a possible marker of the attitude of the country. Yes, there will be those who will not accept him, even if the voice of God thunders down declaring "HE'S GOOD". Even this is what makes this country so awesome.
Throughout the interview, I had this increasingly confirming feel that this man prefers results (like an objectivist) with little regard to what people think of him. His skin is thicker than many.
If he's elected, the elephant will eventually fade away. Let the Muslims, Catholics and fundamentalists cry, eventually it'll just go away.
Mencken also said,
“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.”
Similar, Philosopher Bertrand Russell,
"Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power."
(Socialism in one sentence)
So does Sanders or Warren.
These wannabe "politicians" (I have an issue calling them that: more appropriate is "opportunists" in the worse sense of the word.) use public appearance as a vanity tool. They are fully aware they don't have a lick to be elected but they parade and masquerade, nonetheless, fraudulently spending campaign contributions to satisfy their miserable egos.
The entire process of electing the next president is getting more and more disgusting and corrupt, pretending to be a legitimate undertaking. It is not. Ceased be one a long time ago.
Hell……the world isn’t ready for a homosexual POTUS….or top leader in any other country……(except perhaps in San Francisco).
That may not be politically correct, but who cares….because there It is.
The Arab world would have ideological field day……America ……the Great Satan….I can hear it now.
We would suffer in every strong measure of international stature that President Trump has regained for this country.
But then…..I digress……because…..it ain’t gonna happen, G.I.
Trump/Pence – 2020 MAGA!
"Think of how stupid the average voter is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."
also
"No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.” H.L. Mencken
Or….if Chasten becomes First Man, what would that make Mayor Pete….Madam President???
This is all very confusing to me….
I admit that I never understood the homosexual lifestyle. To me, a wife is a female. In a homosexual marriage, I don’t know who does what…..with which…..and to whom……….and I don’t want to know.
As far as the co-opted term “gay” is concerned, I find that the notion of 2 men engaging in oral and/or anal sex with each other to be anything but gay. Disgusting, yes……..Aberrant, yes. …..Abnormal, yes….Deviant, yes…… · divergent · · transgressing …… strange …..· odd…… queer….all yes……….but not gay!
The problem is that the “4%”, with the help of vote pandering liberal politicians and a sympathetic press, have manipulated the legal system such that the law forces the 96% majority to accept their perverted lifestyle…..under pain of punishment, if need be. So, regardless of religious conviction and personal opinion, we are forced to accept homosexual marriage, trans men in women’s bathrooms, and lesbians who demand wedding cakes that support their evil wedding ceremonies.
Just another sign that we are in moral decline.
One huge steaming pile of male bovine excrement!
Anyway, none of this matter because Mayor Pete will not win the White House in November, 2020.
The purpose of relations between the 2 sexes is bringing another human being into existence. As God inteneded it to be.
Should we mock that? Regardless whether the universe would collapse as a result or not, it will have an effect on the brain, the mind and our behaviors...what's next, what else do we ignore, how far down that rabbit hole do we go before we can never return.
Having married men in our white house as President and first dude would be ultimately bad for society and if one believes " our covenant" to be a valid thing...it would be bad for that too, bad for society and a bad example for children as well...but that is exactly what postmodernist want to happen.
They have no morals nor any meaningful connection to anything but their Idiot-ology.
All issues combined, he can't win.
Neither should Sanders be able too, but....
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