Reply #5: Frankly this is exactly what the President has asked for

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and I am happy to serve him in that way. He pointedly asked the GLBT community to lead our own movement, to expect him to expedite our goals, not to expect him to do it for us.
The right wing, the religionists (which is not the religious by the way), business interests and all the rest of the status quo will not even think about being quiet. They will be making demands like mad. And if 'our side' does not do that, the 'other side' wins, for they have advocated and promoted their position, while we sat around saying 'whatever happens is good'. To be silent during negotiations is to give in to the other side.
I will also say this: I am not of the opinion that constant praise and echoed support is helpful to this President or to anyone in the public eye. Not only does he ask for the people's opinions, I say he needs that in order to flourish and to grow. To be what he can be, we have to speak out at every turn. Those that post the demands for utter agrement with all he says are doing harm to the President. Yes. Criticism is far more valuable than praise. When we as individuals really want to know how good our work is, do we ask our best friend and our Mom, or do we seek peers and superiors? Do we wish our work to be reviewed in a way that makes us feel good, or in a way that makes us better? I know what I want. And I do unto others as I'd have them do to me.
Praise as a constant is the most poisonous thing to any person in the public eye. Also if we simply nod along with Obama, we are not giving him what he needs, according to him.
So those that think they support the best are in fact harmful to the President and to the discourse, although they think it is all the opposite.