Odd Homophobic Rhetoric

I found this odd rhetoric on a news article about the recent repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell."

My background is in ecology and evolutionary biology so I tend to think that homosexuality is a product of genetics, not a choice. The alternative viewpoint, that homosexuality is a choice, is not viable, from my perspective. Homosexuals have no more choice about who they are attracted to than do heterosexuals. Lines of evidence resulting from scientific inquiry supports this and I'm certain I can find papers and links to substantiate my assertion.

Below is the string of comments I found simply confounding"

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• December 22, 2010
• 11:22 a.m.
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Dalphonso writes:

Public sexual perversion isn't something I will ever tolerate. Homosexuality isn't a condition any more than beastiality or incest is a condition. It's a behavior.

This law is one step further towards the ultimate goal of forcing acceptance of deviant sexual behavior on those of us who are repulsed by it.

Now more of our tax dollars are going to be wasted on treating hepatitis within the military while decreasing the overall fighting ability. The U.S. is rotting from within because fewer people have the courage to stand up against our domestic enemies.

• December 22, 2010
• 11:28 a.m.
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justaguyintennesseetoo writes:

in response to Dalphonso:

Public sexual perversion isn't something I will ever tolerate. Homosexuality isn't a condition any more than beastiality or incest is a condition. It's a behavior.

This law is one step further towards the ultimate goal of forcing acceptance of deviant sexual behavior on those of us who are repulsed by it.

Now more of our tax dollars are going to be wasted on treating hepatitis within the military while decreasing the overall fighting ability. The U.S. is rotting from within because fewer people have the courage to stand up against our domestic enemies.

So, in your thought process there is no difference between a gay person and a child molester? Is that what you are trying to say?

• December 22, 2010
• 11:30 a.m.
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Dalphonso writes:

in response to justaguyintennesseetoo:

So, in your thought process there is no difference between a gay person and a child molester? Is that what you are trying to say?

If that were what I was trying to say I would have said it. As it is, I didn't. Brush up on your reading skills.

• December 22, 2010
• 11:46 a.m.
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DavidGarrettJunior writes:

in response to Dalphonso:

Public sexual perversion isn't something I will ever tolerate. Homosexuality isn't a condition any more than beastiality or incest is a condition. It's a behavior.

This law is one step further towards the ultimate goal of forcing acceptance of deviant sexual behavior on those of us who are repulsed by it.

Now more of our tax dollars are going to be wasted on treating hepatitis within the military while decreasing the overall fighting ability. The U.S. is rotting from within because fewer people have the courage to stand up against our domestic enemies.

Are gay people your enemy? The way I was always taught by my parents was to mind my own business, but if you see someone being treated unfairly then try to help them.

• December 22, 2010
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LeadGuts writes:

in response to Dalphonso:

Public sexual perversion isn't something I will ever tolerate. Homosexuality isn't a condition any more than beastiality or incest is a condition. It's a behavior.

This law is one step further towards the ultimate goal of forcing acceptance of deviant sexual behavior on those of us who are repulsed by it.

Now more of our tax dollars are going to be wasted on treating hepatitis within the military while decreasing the overall fighting ability. The U.S. is rotting from within because fewer people have the courage to stand up against our domestic enemies.

Hush up you ignoramus

• December 22, 2010
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LeadGuts writes:

in response to Dalphonso:

If that were what I was trying to say I would have said it. As it is, I didn't. Brush up on your reading skills.

Rhetoric like yours was what escalated into the hatred that fueled Nazi Germany.

• December 22, 2010
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Dalphonso writes:

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Are gay people your enemy? The way I was always taught by my parents was to mind my own business, but if you see someone being treated unfairly then try to help them.

Forcing someone to accept and fund your own deviant behavior is hardly "minding your own business" wouldn't you say? Does it sound fair to you?

Those who seek to destroy this country and its ability to defend itself are my enemy. Sexual behavior isn't the defining characteristic. Such comments as you made are an attempt to silence me rather than engage me in debate.

I do wish those of you who disagree with me could come up with something more than the canned (and inaccurate) arguments that could have been copied and pasted from other sites. I'm putting original thoughts into my posts and you guys are are just reacting with regurgitated accusations that do not address my actual comments.

Please try harder. I enjoy a good debate with anyone intelligent enough to provide one.

• December 22, 2010
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justaguyintennesseetoo writes:

in response to Dalphonso:

If that were what I was trying to say I would have said it. As it is, I didn't. Brush up on your reading skills.

"Homosexuality isn't a condition any more than beastiality or incest is a condition. It's a behavior."

That is exactly what you said! Can you tell me what the difference is between a child molester and someone who prefers animals or their sibling?

• December 22, 2010
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MisterJayJune writes:

in response to Dalphonso:

Public sexual perversion isn't something I will ever tolerate. Homosexuality isn't a condition any more than beastiality or incest is a condition. It's a behavior.

This law is one step further towards the ultimate goal of forcing acceptance of deviant sexual behavior on those of us who are repulsed by it.

Now more of our tax dollars are going to be wasted on treating hepatitis within the military while decreasing the overall fighting ability. The U.S. is rotting from within because fewer people have the courage to stand up against our domestic enemies.

You say, "This law is one step further towards the ultimate goal of forcing acceptance of deviant sexual behavior on those of us who are repulsed by it."

I'm probably not the person to have the debate you ask for later, but some things you say make me curious. By the statement I just put in quotes, do you mean there is an ultimate goal of forcing the population of the United States to engage in homosexual behavior, or just a goal of forcing us to accept it?

• December 22, 2010
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U.S. Humanitarian Missions Promoting Democracy

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My Google Account is Hacked!!!

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Appalachian Trail: meet Five-Twenty Kilovolt Transmission Tower

I submitted these comments at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=25147

The related document with alternatives to consider is: Preliminary Alternatives Newsletter - July 2010

Below are my comments:

For some reason, probably related to financial reasons, the applicant wants to run a 520 KV line through some National Park Service Units. They can go around, but prefer to widen their existing right-of-way across three national park units and turn the protected lands into construction zones.

I prefer alternative 7 as it moves the line farthest from public lands, buffering the parks from harm done by a profit-motivated business interest. My next choice is alternative 4. I am strongly opposed to the applicant's preferred route proposed in Alternative 2 for the following reasons:

1. The new lines are double the height of the current structures and will infringe on the increasingly rare wilderness experience our National Parks offer.

2. Structures are a major cause of mortality among wildlife like birds and bats. Why build bigger structures on land that's supposed to help, not hinder, wildlife conservation?

3. The power company says their preferred route is critical. I submit it is critical to their profit margin. It's apparent their motive is to connect the low-cost coal resources of the Appalachians to the power-hungry, rather than invest in a distributed grid powered by locally produced renewable energy like wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal. Their unwillingness to invest in these more sustainable technologies should not come at the cost of public lands.

4. The power company says delay on this project puts Americans at risk of blackouts and brownouts. But from a security perspective, what's the sense of creating a centralized grid that's vulnerable to sabotage?

Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to enjoying Northeastern U.S. National Park Service units free of the blemishes of large, unnecessary technological structures.

Sincerely,

Tanner Jessel

Mountaintop Removal

Mountaintop removal has been on my mind lately. In October, I attended a public hearing on mountaintop removal on suspension and modification of nationwide permit 21. Apparently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a blanket permit to allow the placement of mining wastes (the industry calls it "overburden") into our mountain headwaters.

So basically, what you have is a blanket permit for the wholescale destruction of our mountains and our mountain streams. The mining industry prefers this method because it's the most profitable - compared to deep mining that employs hundreds for years, it takes only a handful of employees and a few months to operate the huge machines that tear down mountains.

But the true cost isn't factored into the market price. Air and water pollution, loss of native plants and animals, loss of unique scenic vistas important for eco-tourism, increased flooding risk, and loss of water supplies are not factored into this profit-seeking equation. While the coal companies take all the profits, the rest of society is holds the bill for the cost of losing the valuable service mountains provide, from simple personal enjoyment to regional availability of clean drinking water.

I feel like if more people knew about mountaintop removal, there would be such public outrage that the practice would be shut down immediately.

I was at Knoxville's "First Friday" event last night enjoying Knoxville's art scene. In addition to some great art, I was pleased to see that the organization Save Our Cumberland Mountains , now known as "Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment," was staffing an information booth about mountaintop removal strip mining.

I picked up a "I Love Mountains" bumper sticker - I'll be sure to put that on my car to spread the word.

I suggest checking out http://www.ilovemountains.org/ for more about Mountaintop removal coal mining. They have videos and much more information that I could speak with any authority about.

I listen to the greatest music

It's true, I listen to the greatest music. I'm thinking of getting a iPhone so that I can listen to Pandora Radio all the time. My pandora stations and page is here, <http://www.pandora.com/people/mountainsol>. I have a lot of bookmarked songs that are really amazing. That's why I bookmarked them don't you know... For example I am listening to Grito Nocturno Right now. It's bookmarked. Check it out or listen to it on iTunes. It has an awesome bass line. And I have a really cool subwoofer... it shakes my house! In a similar vein is Ghostwriter (Remix). There are a lot of others. I'm interested in a lot of types of music, which I think is why Pandora is so great- it plays music according to similarities between songs. On our local radio station, which is great btw, there are different shows that play music. Still the songs are grouped by genre instead of actual components. That's what I like about pandora, something you'd never guess will pop up into the playlist. Another Band that I really like is Ratatat.

Some of the music I love is played on NPR. Does that mean I'm out of date or really hip? Songs from Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, and Thievery Corporation find their way on there. When music becomes embedded in popular culture... does that mean it's more relevent or in decline from relevancy? For example one of Massive Attatck's songs is the opening credits for "House" and I think also for some other TV program.