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Originally Posted by amanda6035
Again, I dont know why, they've already been serving with gay personnel for however many years now, but somehow, the knowledge of it changes the dynamics....I mean, if it didn't, there would have never been a DADT, right? It's the knowledge of knowing they are there - not the fact that they actually are. Because if that were the case, DADT would have never been enacted - anybody who was gay would just not be allowed to serve at all.
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That assumes a lot about the reasons DADT was passed. It was seen as a compromise but in reality it was just another lie. Gays served in every war this nation has fought in both before, during, and soon to be after DADT, and there are stories of soldiers who fought along side who knew that their comrade was gay and didn't care before DADT. DADT served primarily the bigots in the legislature and the command structure. The number of soldiers who have been unwillingly outed by DADT makes it clear that someone else was telling.
The people who don't belong are the bigots who are so freaked out by the presence of a gay or lesbian or bisexual person that they lose all ability to hold a gun or follow orders. And if DADT's repeal (and the amending of the UCMJ that will have to follow) causes us to lose those people from service. Good. They're the ones who can't be trusted to watch their fellows' backs.
In essence, the knowledge doesn't make a difference to someone who isn't a bigoted moron. And even bigoted morons can learn better. So, stubborn bigoted morons are the only ones DADT protected, and we can do without them.
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