Originally Posted by
TheManInBlack
I'm very sorry to hear that. I went through a similar thing with my extended family when I moved in with my husband. (I'm bi.) But I think it's important to remember that not all conservatives are like that. You can't just demonize millions of people and assume that they all have the same views. Hell, I've gotten WAY more shit for being bi from my gay progressive friends than from my friends who lean right. If you're involved in the gay community, I'm sure I don't need to tell you about bi-erasure and the 'choose a side' insults.
If anything, I'm fairly liberal by the standards of 20 years ago, but by today I'm apparently moderate as my views range a bit back and forth. Not sure why I have to prove anything to you or why the insular tribe on this thread have the need to see credentials, but here-goes: I've been pro gay rights since I became politically active in the 80's. That might not seem like a big deal now, but it sure as hell was back then. I'm anti-war, and spoke out against and protested the Iraq war as well as Obama's escalations. (I talked about that in an earlier post on this thread.) I've been consistent on this and protested no matter which administration is in power. I'm generally pro-choice, though I believe that as a man it's not really my place to have much of an opinion. On the other hand, I'm generally pro-gun, though I've never owned one and I also believe that immigrants should immigrate legally or be deported. No, I do not agree with the way the detention centers are run, before that gets lobbed at me. I think the whole situation is a disgrace, but I have yet to hear anyone come up with a viable solution to the massive influx of migrants (I'm still hoping to hear one.) I call out white supremacists when I see them, and I also call out the violence of Antifa (both groups have sent death threats my way, so I have no love for either extreme.) By the general public's standards, I'm pretty damn middle-of-the-road, leaning left on some issues and right on others.
I'm sorry that you find reality so disagreeable. Even the obviously left-leaning article posted earlier clearly states that MSNBC can sometimes have that effect. I mean, if you're going to call me a liar, at least have the spine to spell it out directly. I'd assure you that I'm not, but we're all anonymous people on a bulletin board, so you're either going to take or leave my lived experiences and there's not much I can do about that.