Reply #125: For the sake of what I think is your position on 'incrementalism'

[Fire1]

your argument would be better served describing this concept in terms of political dynamics, i.e, feedbback, agenda, policy, rather than using the historical-institutional approach. I say this b/c despite having mandates and evidence of pressure for ending discriminatory practices AND laws that declare such practices unconstitutional, many would consider the CR movement a continuing work in progress that did not end in 1968. The incremental progress that has been made in this area, however, started at the beginning of the 20th century and remains on-going. Not to say this will be the case with DADT or other GLBT issues, as laws have already changed in several states, but the CR movement is a primary example of gradualism/incrementalism, imo.

BTW, didn't call you an idiot. I said, 'sounding' like....,' which is quite different.