Rantings of Newt

A view from the BBC

Because we cannot rely on any US media telling the truth it is always interesting to search the internet for news sites out of the U.S. I was looking through BBC's website and came across a poll asking for opinions on Coo-Coo Bananas war on gay marriage: Here are some of the posted opinions from people outside the U.S.

The US is going back to some dark primitive age and this is amplified by the bigots of the far right christians. Their shock tactics remind us of the evil puritanical methods during the english civil war. If somebody is happy with their partner whatever their persuasion and of absolutly no threat to society than what right have we to judge them and stop them being happy. Let them get married!

I have said over and over that Coo-Coo Bananas is trying to bring back the Dark Ages. Ha! I'm not the only one that thinks that!

Bush like Blair, also tries to deflect attention from their illegal and immoral christian crusade in Iraq, by targeting an issue that really isn't an issue for most people. Most heterosexuals are not concerned about gays or same sex marriages provided its not rammed down their throats. There's far more real issues to sort out in this world.

I love the "illegal and immoral christian crusade" line - he hit that nail on the head!

The Republican Party is at war with itself, the children of the Union are returning home in body bags, and Bush plays golf and occasionally makes illogical policy decrees like this one. He and his neocon acolytes have made the US extremely unpopular abroad, so they now seek to complete the project as home. This makes fascinating study for a psychiatrist like me, but perhaps not so for the long-suffering American people, especially the poor ones.

Well said!

Mobilising the religious fanatics worked in the last election so it'll probably work in this one. There's nothing like religion to bring the nation together. Nevermind violence, crime, guns, drugs, teenage pregnancies or staggering divorce rates among heterosexual couples. The thing that will bring America to a moral armageddon is allowing a few committed gays and lesbians a bit more safety and security in their relationship.

"moral armageddon", great description!

This is a sad and dreadful state of affairs that unfortunately is all we can expect from the bigot George Bush. The US is supposed to be a great democracy with equality for all, this just shows how untrue this really is. The US is becoming no better than those countries like Russia and Iran (the countries whose regimes he readily condemns) where Gay men and women are increasingly being persecuted.Thankfully countries like the UK and Spain are showing the way with their enlightened freedoms.

"The Bigot" oh, I love it!

I look through these comments, and I am thoroughly disappointed. I look at those who oppose same-sex marriages/civil unions, and a few of these are elequent and rational. The bulk seem to be knee-jerk reactions based on fear and hate.If you're going to support the Shrub in this instance, please make a rational, non-Biblical argument. We're not all worshippers of the God of Abraham, and we're not all 12-year-olds.

Andrew J Cardinal, Tampa, FL

Go Andrew!

These go on and on. I didn't include any comments from the other view but you can read them for yourself.

Common themes seem to include

A tool to distract Americans from the real problems in the U.S.
Taking the U.S. back to the dark ages
Fear, bigotry, and discrimination.

It's always interesting to see how we look from the other side of the water.

posted by Newt @ 8:13 AM