May 30, 2010
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There seems to be progress in Malawi...
I am more concerned about the reaction of the people than the condemnation itself. So even though they have been pardoned, they are in grace danger.
On the don't-ask-don't-tell front...
What I find revolting is the obligation to lie. The requirement to be a hypocrite.
I am very grateful to institutionalized American homophobia. I remember going in for the military IQ test. On the desk, in huge letters, was a sign saying "CLAIMS TO BE A HOMOSEXUAL".
My fellow potential recruits smirked at me. Fortunately for me, I was self-assured.
The psychiatrist who studied me asked me lots of questions about my education. He was very curious.
And finally... The IQ test itself showed I had a very limited intelligence. Since it was mostly about screwdrivers and different sorts of screws, I didn't let the results weigh on me too much.
So I escaped the draft. Yay.
I loathe the idea of the military, and I can't see why anyone would want to learn to kill people. I especially can't understand why gay people would want to do that. I suppose they're no different from people who CLAIM TO BE HETEROSEXUAL.
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My father wanted to go to Vietnam.
I never could figure that out. (that's when he was still in the Navy) I'm glad I didn't have to do anything to stay out of the military. Automatic 4-F. There's a scene in the movie 'Hair' during the physical that you have to take after you're drafted. Scary. Just standing there in your underwear, I couldn't do that.
I don't know my IQ - not even sure I ever had the test. But I'm not bright. I never understood basic stuff like «Screw thy neighbor, thou shalt be so much the richer». I'm probably not very good with screws either.
Gays probably enter the military for the same reason as heterosexuals: because they pay your education and take care of your basic needs (food, shelter, clean toilets) for that period.
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