There’s been a lot of great reporting in the past week all over the state (other than the Lee Newspapers) about the childish, hateful rhetoric coming out of the Republican/Tea Party coalition.
Originally reported by D. Gregory Smith at his blog From Eternity to Here, one can read the kind of thinking that the leader of the Big Sky Tea Party engages in:
Dennis Scranton: “I think fruits are decorative. Hang up where they can be seen and appreciated. Call Wyoming for display instructions.”
Tim Ravndal: “@Kieth, OOPS I forgot this aint[sic] America no more! @ Dennis, Where can I get that Wyomingprinted instruction manual?”
Dennis Scranton: Should be able to get info Gazette archives. Maybe even an illustration. Go back a bit over ten years.”
- Advocating violence against gays and lesbians? Check.
- Juvenile humor seen in 7th grade locker rooms? Check.
- The kind of hateful rhetoric that should cause one to lose his position of influence in Republican/conservative circles? Apparently not.
Of course, Tim Ravndal is the same person who had to help Kristi Allen-Gailushas file her lawsuit against the Helena School District a few weeks ago (probably because it took two of them to read a map.)
How dare Ravndal and his ilk presume to instruct anyone about what’s appropriate for a health education curriculum when they haven’t progressed past hateful, juvenile homophobia that most people grow out of before puberty ends? For all the talk about concerns about the details of the health curriculum, it seems quite clear that the real motivation is nothing more than reactionary hatred of gays and lesbians.
Before you get a seat at the big kid table, Tim, maybe you need to grow up.
Article by Don Pogreba
Don is from Shelby, MT (Go Coyotes!) and has lived in Montana his whole life. He teaches English and Debate in Helena, MT, and does most of his writing far too late at night.
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Yes, exactly. I smelled this coming from a few parsecs. I don't think they are really concerned about sex education. They would simply like to block any attempt at denormalizing trans- and homophobia.
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Well, it's pretty easy. The conservative fear and obsession over sex goes SOOOO deep that the thought horrific violence, in this case stringing up tortured human corpses for decoration, is far less offensive than even mentioning sexuality.
Heck. Show on TV a graphic mockup of one man sawing the head off of another another man alive, then a few days later show the same two actors holding hands for a few seconds (or even, ghasp!!, show a peck on the cheek) … and guess which image the conservatives will call in to protest.
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That’s the perfect insight in a treahd like this.
Thanks, Don.
This whole thing is getting out of hand, but we;ve helped shine a light in the dark. And there may be some other lights flashing at the end of the tunnel. Stay Tuned….
~Greg
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