Reader comments from www.advocate.com. (The Advocate Poll).* "Contrary to the knee-jerk reaction of doctrinaire doc·tri·naire n. A person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory without regard to its practicality. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory. See Synonyms at dictatorial. , party-line leftists, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
* "Absolutely, The struggle for human dignity Human dignity is an expression that can be used as a moral concept or as a legal term. Sometimes it means no more than that human beings should not be treated as objects. Beyond this, it is meant to convey an idea of absolute and inherent worth that does not need to be acquired and and respect fought by Palestinians whose very existence has been denied and denigrated by Israel is mirrored in the denial of the existence/realities of queers throughout the world." * "The comparison between Palestinians and gays is specious spe·cious adj. 1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument. 2. Deceptively attractive. and simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple at best." * "Not at all. The Palestinians are terrorists who have been killing hundreds of innocent Israelis. When is the last time those fighting for gay rights bombed a restaurant frequented by heterosexuals?" * "The fight to establish an independent homeland for the Palestinian people and the fight to have our rights as individuals recognized by our own governments have a certain common thread. But the similarities end there." In the September 3 issue, readers were asked: Do you think there is a connection between support for gay and lesbian rights and support for Palestinian rights? Undecided 2% Yes 22% No 76% Note: Table made from pie chart. |
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