Don’t ask, don’t tell, (don’t think).

March

Strange that a country that uses its troops to “spread freedom” also exercises unrealistic and repressive control over those same troops’ sexual status. Some of the military brass speak of its effect on morale, and General Peter Pace (Chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff) even riffed on the “immorality” of homosexuality. Anybody whose morale is affected by personal minutiae – like the sexual orientation of his comrades – is probably not terribly well suited to serve in the military anyway, and a military leader who obsesses over his soldiers’ sexuality is just plain weird. And of course, there are those who consider killing other human beings to be immoral, but that’s another debate – Kind of.

I’m fairly certain though, that this will turn out to be a generational issue. When the next generation of leaders assumes power, concern over the sexual orientation of soldiers (or anyone else) will be remembered as a quaint and silly relic of the early 21st century. We have way bigger things to worry about.

This entry was posted on Monday, March 19th, 2007 at 9:46 am by Matt Davies.
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One Response to “Don’t ask, don’t tell, (don’t think).”

Andrew April 4th, 2007 at 2:04 am
I agree with what you say but I must ask you this question: Have you ever served in the military? Most think that the question is irrelevant, but it isn’t. Being in the military is completely different than what most people deal with every day. In regards to your job, does your life depend on the person who sits in the next cubical? What if that person was a drug addict, recently sober but always on the edge of falling back into that and there was nothing you could do to help? Would you trust that person if they told you this, or would you be more likely to trust them if you never knew and never found out? My point is that people won’t trust someone that they are not comfortable with, and as sad as it is that homosexuals can’t express them selves, I do believe that when they come out it will alienate them more. I’ve seen it happen.

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