Reply #135: BRAVO!! BRAVO!!

[Trahurn]

Dear Skinner:
This is amazing. I had come to DU this afternoon and after just 3 or 4 minutes of reading more utter crapolla about how we as democrats need to back peddle (as in turning the clock backward) on the issue of seeing gays and "all" humans as people deserving of every right and respect and opportunity that every other American is supposed to have as their inalienable rights. I want you to know that I had gotten a "gut full" of this homophobe posting on this list and I suddenly was asking myself where I was.
When it is clear we have an election when the exit polling does not even come close to matching the mysterious finally tally, sitting around blaming the position of the democratic party as a reason for this loss is the absolute height of stupidity and I was on the absolute verge of leaving this list today never to come back as I was feeling not only had I lost an election I wanted more than anything I ever wanted in my life, it seemed I was also losing what was supposed to be mine and our political identity as people. And I will not back track or suddenly become hateful and start persecuting and ostracizing homosexuals. In fact I was prepared to begin ostracizing the democratic party if this is where it was going as I just could not believe what I was reading and hearing on this list. To now read that you would not tolerate such "crap" on this list gave my political and personal batteries a supercharge boost. Something they were in sore need of.
I cannot tell you how much it means to me as a person, an American and a democrat to hear someone willing to set limits and state what is acceptable conduct in this forum. Quite frankly I am extremely disappointed at what some of my so called "fellow" democrats had posted on this board and I must say I was ashamed and found that I could no longer participate. Your very classy and forthright post has now changed all that as you have re-energized my faith in what it means to believe in equality for all people and not just when it is politically expedient. If there was some award I could nominate you for you could consider yourself nominated. Thank you so very much for your courage of your convictions and I have to agree that if that is asking too much from fellow democrats perhaps you need to re evaluate your party and what it means to you. One more time fellow democrats. People are just exactly that.........people regardless of what drum beat they walk to. The only exception to this are republicans but that is only because they do not wish to behave like nor be treated like people.
Again my thanks. ANCHOR!! ANCHOR!!

Trahurn