No, not really. The military is like the police or like monks: there is a universal mindset and bonding; cultural influences before entering should not be as strong as the new bonds made inside, so to speak. The same arguments were used in England before they made the change and admitted homos, and nothing whatsoever happened.

If some southern fuck doesn't like a homo in his unit, he sounds like the problem, no the homo. And how many southerners didn't want to serve next to blacks? And what happened?I piss on the opinions of those 'uncomfortable' serving with homosexuals, and would prefer if they get the fuck out of my country's military. They're a goddamned disgrace.

If it were still such a problem that it hurt unit cohesion and thus hurt the military's effectiveness, I'd support segregation in the military, but thankfully our society has evolved to a point where race causes very few problems. Note that I'm not defending these intolerant views, so don't start with that racist shit.

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Liberty is a well armed lamb willing to contest the majority decision!" ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice Doggie! while you're looking for a rock. ~ Wynn Catlin
"There are no innocent civilians." - Gerneral Curtis Lemay. A.K.A Bombs away Lemay

What about blacks that don't like sotherners?

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In an ideal world I'd agree with you, but in reality that isn't always the case.

Agreed, but I'd imagine there are many more servicemen who are uncomfortable living with homosexuals than there are homosexual servicemen, and like I said before, in the military it's not about who is right or wrong, but rather what is best for the military.

Do you piss on the opinions of women who are uncomfortable serving/living/showering with men? Should we make the entire military co-ed? (And no, I'm not comparing gay men to women)

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Liberty is a well armed lamb willing to contest the majority decision!" ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice Doggie! while you're looking for a rock. ~ Wynn Catlin
"There are no innocent civilians." - Gerneral Curtis Lemay. A.K.A Bombs away Lemay

This has to be one of the most spineless kneeling bows to political correctness that I have ever seen. I didn't realize that there was any level of "fitness" reqired when in the presence of sexual deviates.

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We have a policy in place that favors retarded social development. Why should we set policy based on immaturity? That might be acceptable in regional militias, but it shouldn't be acceptable in our military.

Maybe Obama will issue an executive order that adds sexual orientation, it would certainly be a logical next step in our social development, and is about time.

Prejudice towards fellow citizens should not be acceptable in our military. Maybe there should be special training to promote tolerance, after all homosexuals serving in our military are deserving of the respect that comes with service, anything less is disrespectful.

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-Thomas Jefferson

We shouldn't ban southerners from the military over it or from their being open about it.

Well nobody asks heterosexuals if they like it up the butt, I'm sure there are plenty of heterosexual deviants serving in our military, why should they get a pass? Maybe we should start asking everyone what kind of sexual habits they have, then discriminate against anyone who isn't a missionary man.

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"Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear."

-Thomas Jefferson

Because social engineering is not the military's job.

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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb discussing what's for dinner.
Liberty is a well armed lamb willing to contest the majority decision!" ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice Doggie! while you're looking for a rock. ~ Wynn Catlin
"There are no innocent civilians." - Gerneral Curtis Lemay. A.K.A Bombs away Lemay

Methinks you don't quite grasp the concept behind don't ask, don't tell.

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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb discussing what's for dinner.
Liberty is a well armed lamb willing to contest the majority decision!" ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice Doggie! while you're looking for a rock. ~ Wynn Catlin
"There are no innocent civilians." - Gerneral Curtis Lemay. A.K.A Bombs away Lemay

How much would this actually hurt cohesion? Surely those southerners aren't stupid enough to believe that the homos aren't there just because they don't raise their hand and wear a dress, right?

They're supposed to handle bullets flying at them during combat but they can't handle a homo in the same room with them?

No, it's a stand on principle, so obviously it's so far out of your cringing, sniveling universe as to be incomprehensible to you.

It must suck to live your life in such craven fear.

They didn't integrate the military last week, it happened in 1948, while there were still Jim Crow laws and still some extreme racism rampant in the culture.
And it was the integration of the military that helped expose people to the idea that a society could be integrated and function.

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Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

Thankfully, it's not your job to decide who's fit to defend your freedom to spout nonsense. You should be thankful it's not your job, I know I am.

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Defend my freedom? That's the last thing you've ever done, Hoss.

I'm thankful such cowards who hold to your position are dying out like the vermin that they are.