(04-26-2015 12:02 PM)UofMstateU Wrote: (04-26-2015 11:15 AM)UCF08 Wrote: Yeah, where exactly did he get the idea that it was about money?
Let's see....
(04-25-2015 02:35 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote: Its not about money...its about what they're doing with it.
If its not about money, then why do you care what they do with their money? It's all about money to you liberals. More specifically, money that isnt yours. Money that someone else earned, but that YOU believe you have a right in the say in how they spend it.
More specifically, if a gay person or a black person or a woman has worked their way up to be self sufficient without the need to suck on the government mammary, you guys believe they are now evil. How dare they become self-sufficient. They might start thinking for themselves. How horrible.
It's all about money. Money that isnt yours. And money you dont want them to have so that they can continue to be dependent on others money. You cant have people thinking for themselves. Thats just too dangerous of a proposition for you left wing moonbats.
These two clowns are NOT self sufficient. They require the money of the LGBT community. That's why there's a boycott.
Boycotts become successful when business owners offend their customers. Supporting Ted Cruz or Ron Johnson is considered offensive to the LGBT community.
And yes, there is a double standard. We're not going to be nearly as mad at a straight person supporting Cruz or Johnson as we will be at one from our own community. These two party promoters/developers are Gay....they know, or should know how discrimination impacts our community. They have discounted that argument, for what appears to be purely selfish reasons, while still expecting to retain the goodwill of the community that their money sh*ts all over.
You guys are mystified why the small number of prominent African American GOPers frequently face scorn and derision from their community. I'm not mystified at all. The mainstream African American community understands what the issues are. And they understand that persons outside their community might not understand the issues as much as they do. But for someone FROM the community to ignore the concerns....that is not ignorance (not knowing or understanding the issue) but malevolence or opportunism (which is IMHO much worse than ignorance). I don't see this as being any different. How does a Gay or African American GOPer avoid those charges (or dimish them)? Make a credible case as to why they are supporting the GOP. If the answer is "because I don't care about these issues", expect the social and societial shunning to continue.
And its even worse than that. Cruz will attempt to use that meeting to 'pinkwash' his brazen and overt bigotry. LGBT persons won't be fooled, but it might give cover to GOPers who are appalled by anti-Gay animus who might be fooled by Cruz's meeting with these clowns. Should LGBT persons meet with Cruz...sure. But not if they aren't going to place LGBT interests first if the meeting is designed to provide some sort of 'see I'm not a raging homophobe' cover.
Cruz is a horrible homophobe. He enables throwing Gay persons out of their jobs simply because they are Gay. He supports banning Gay persons from being able to even choose their own last names. He supports carving out Gay youth from homeless youth funding. He supports discrimination against LGBT persons with tax dollars. He supports higher taxes for LGBT couples.
Support for Cruz is going to be considered toxic in our community unless Cruz changes some concrete policy proposals. Not because he's a GOPer. Plenty of LGBT persons support Mark Kirk. I even know a few that support Toomey. While most LGBT persons would disagree with those that support Kirk or Toomey, its at least marginally defensible. Support for Cruz....I challenge you to make an argument ON LGBT issues as to how this doesn't harm the interests of an average LGBT person.
Add the drug overdose death of a 22 year old in the apartment and the driving while under the influence of something charges.....its going to add up.
In short, don't p*ss all over your customers.