When the Mark Foley scandal broke I knew it was only a matter of time before socially conservative Republicans would make an attempt to spin the story to their benefit with a logical train that would lead to the conclusion that if we were more restrictive towards gays and lesbians the whole Foley thing never would have happened. Well, here’s what the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins has to say about the cultural genesis of the scandal:
We are all shocked by this spectacle of aberrant sexual behavior, but we shouldn’t be. This is the end result of a society that rejects sexual restraints in the name of diversity. When a 16-year-old boy is not safe from sexual solicitation from an elected representative of the people, we should question the moral direction of our nation. If our children aren’t safe in the halls of Congress, where are they safe? Maybe it’s time to question: when is tolerance just an excuse for permissiveness?
OK, that and
- War is peace.
- Freedom is slavery.
- Ignorance is strength.
Give us all a f’ing break for once!! What Foley did was extremely abhorrent, and there’s no damn way you can extrapolate from his bad behavior to tag a whole community of people. These social conservatives drive me crazy with their insistence on grinding their axes and maintaining a strong sense of denial about their own hypocrisy. Sorry, folks, but whenever I encounter some holier-than-thou person I know it’s only a cover for a strong sense of shame about their own flaws. The better of them are simply unable to accept the minor frailties, personality flaws and sexual kinks that the rest of us don’t really get worked up about. The worst of them are engaged in illegal, unethical, immoral and damaging behavior. I guess I’m with Bill Maher on this subject.
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