runner,

I don’t have to be psychic.

<<… amazing AJ that you know history before [it’s] happened.>>

All I need to know is that there are no examples throughout modern history where discrimination turned out to be the best course of action.

<<No matter how proud the 'gay pride mob' and supporters become you will not win out.>>

You keep telling yourself that, runner.

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Josephus,

Oh, that’s rich.

<<You make a fuss about a few homosexuals being abused ... Yet you downplay the deliberate mowing down and murder of innocent people by Muslims.

Accuse me of 'downplaying' while you wave off possibly millions of homosexual people, over thousands of years, being bullied, bashed, killed, and tortured as just “a few homosexuals being abused”. Get real.

And where have I ever downplayed the deliberate mowing down and murder of innocent people by Muslims?

How dare you.

<< Homosexuals in our society are equally protected by the law.>>

Sure, but that’s not the issue now, is it?

and here in the west by far the biggest perpetrators of violence against 'gays' is other gays. At a far higher rate than the hetro community. Just more misleading rants from one who claims to be rational.

Dear Leoj,

Had I used your name incorrectly?
I just assumed that 'Leoj' is a fancy way to write 'Joel', right-to-left, like 'Rehctub' who is a butcher by trade.
Sorry if this caused you any trouble.

While I share your feelings about international socialism, I also disagree with the notion of human 'progress' through technology: I suppose that the dual use of the word can be confusing.

That’s true of most groups, runner: Muslims, Christians, criminals, spouses, races, gangs…

What’s your point?

Do you think they’ll look like evil Muslims if you make them out to be the biggest cause of their own grief?

The irony of this line of argument is that such situations (to any extent that they're true) can be improved with greater equality and reduced stigmatisation, which results in less drug and alcohol abuse and mental health issues. Yet you want to deny them that, too.

Bigotry perpetuates a downward spiral for all concerned.

As usual AJ you are totally wrong. The more homosexuality is promoted the more heartache for those choosing the lifestyle. You deny the obvious as usual.

Yuyutsu,

Thank you for your kind reply. I am sorry if I came across a little peeved about the name. It was not intended.

I might agree with you where some uses of technology are concerned. Scientists are very curious, driven, people and they rely on others to decide what to do, or not do with discoveries.

At least as far as I am concerned I am challenging some, make that many, of the notions of success, life and so on that I grew up with. Science of west and east (although we are late to recognise the east as having any science tradition at all) are converging, in the area of neuroscience for example.