Radio Gaga
Nov. 23rd, 2005 10:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hellisonDriving into work this morning, a tad on the late side (since I finally got some sleep and couldn't actually wake up again), turned off Johnny Cash to hear the news. Some bitter amusement, and some total jaw-dropping WTF followed
Terrorist Amnesty Bill - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4460834.stm
Going for it's 2nd reading, up til now the only ones pushing for this at all have been Sinn Fein. BUT teh HORRORS, Blair has decided to include members of security forces along with the terrorists and listening to Adams frantically denounce the concept that Soliders who shot people can be given the same amnesty as terrorist who did gave me a kind of grim amusement. Again I am left wondering how does that man not choke on his own hypocrisy every time he opens his mouth?
Then the news that Lisburn Council (my council) has done a u-turn on allowing the civil partnership unions in the council buildings. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4458814.stm
I was about to go 'yay, sense!', got as far as 'ya...' when on comes the Alliance councillor (who, to my now utter shame, I voted for) to say how HORRIFIED and DISGUSTED he is that this could even be considered, we are destroying the fabric of society, the whole concept of marriage and family and if we let THIS happen, WORSE will come and there'll be GAY ADOPTIONS and society will come crumbling down round our ears -
"Where do we go from there, if we allow young people to believe or to think that having two mummies or two daddies is the norm in our society?"
I think, Seamus, we go to a society with a lot less bigotry, repression, hatred and fear of TEH GAY.
It's not like we don't have enough bigotry and division here, and you have to be "horrified" (direct quote) about this? Wouldn't you be better tackling the sectarianism, the poverty, the crime, the deficits in local school and hospital budgets or any one of a number of things that SHOULD horrify you, rather than attacking a decision to let people formalise a commitment to each other?
Horrified? I'm sickened. If he was talking about mixed race or mixed religion couples, he wouldn't have been given a second of airtime to spout this diseased crap. I... damnit I am furious and wondering who the hell I write to to express the fact that I do not want this man as any kind of representative of mine.
Gnah. On a lighter (maybe ;p) note, being thoroughly fed up of the constant George Best coverage, this from Miv this morning (via, I suspect, Dogbolter) made me laugh a lot -
I think George Best may be dead, I saw I sign outside the butchers today, Best Liver for Sale
Aye, but which one?
Terrorist Amnesty Bill - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4460834.stm
Going for it's 2nd reading, up til now the only ones pushing for this at all have been Sinn Fein. BUT teh HORRORS, Blair has decided to include members of security forces along with the terrorists and listening to Adams frantically denounce the concept that Soliders who shot people can be given the same amnesty as terrorist who did gave me a kind of grim amusement. Again I am left wondering how does that man not choke on his own hypocrisy every time he opens his mouth?
Then the news that Lisburn Council (my council) has done a u-turn on allowing the civil partnership unions in the council buildings. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4458814.stm
I was about to go 'yay, sense!', got as far as 'ya...' when on comes the Alliance councillor (who, to my now utter shame, I voted for) to say how HORRIFIED and DISGUSTED he is that this could even be considered, we are destroying the fabric of society, the whole concept of marriage and family and if we let THIS happen, WORSE will come and there'll be GAY ADOPTIONS and society will come crumbling down round our ears -
"Where do we go from there, if we allow young people to believe or to think that having two mummies or two daddies is the norm in our society?"
I think, Seamus, we go to a society with a lot less bigotry, repression, hatred and fear of TEH GAY.
It's not like we don't have enough bigotry and division here, and you have to be "horrified" (direct quote) about this? Wouldn't you be better tackling the sectarianism, the poverty, the crime, the deficits in local school and hospital budgets or any one of a number of things that SHOULD horrify you, rather than attacking a decision to let people formalise a commitment to each other?
Horrified? I'm sickened. If he was talking about mixed race or mixed religion couples, he wouldn't have been given a second of airtime to spout this diseased crap. I... damnit I am furious and wondering who the hell I write to to express the fact that I do not want this man as any kind of representative of mine.
Gnah. On a lighter (maybe ;p) note, being thoroughly fed up of the constant George Best coverage, this from Miv this morning (via, I suspect, Dogbolter) made me laugh a lot -
I think George Best may be dead, I saw I sign outside the butchers today, Best Liver for Sale
Aye, but which one?
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Date: 2005-11-23 05:28 am (UTC)It's the standard blinkered, bigoted, knee-jerk reaction and given that in the council area he represents the 'norm' is closer to be teenage single mothers with children by various teenage fathers, before you even get to families split by divorce, separation or death, adoptive families, foster families, step families... his stance is so out of whack with reality it would be almost be laughable if it wasn't for the fact that he is in a position of power.
As you say, anyone prepared to raise healthy, happy, loved children deserves recognition and support and the chance to do just that.