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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-12-06 10:55 AM
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59. Of course, and I don't understand the argument against it at all.
Homosexuality is a major political liability for Republicans, but nearly as much so for Democrats. Even assuming that relatively equal numbers of Dems are outted in response, the damage would be greater to Republicans.

Having said that, I'm not at all convinced that the numbers of closeted Democrats is anywhere near the number of closeted Republicans. It seems to be more of a Republican thing at this point, which makes outting them even more practical.

If you need a rational, just note that their party is actively scapegoating gays and has been doing so for years now. They've been fostering hatred for political gain all this time, so I don't see the problem with tossing them into their own hate stew.
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