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Old 12-15-10, 08:15 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Penguin View Post
The argument of protection, which I believe you two guys mean honestly, is also used as a strawman argument to hide the intentions to keep people out of the military.

I am pretty sure that this argument was also used when blacks were allowed to join the armed forces: "Oh, we gotta protect them from racism"

60 years ago at some boot camp:
"Hi my name is Bill and I'm black!"
- "Sorry guy, you have to leave the military, we have a strict don't ask, don't tell policy!"
Let's not get into comparing blacks with homosexuals. Race is not at all the same thing as sexual orientation. That said I don't buy the violence against gays argument. Soldiers are expected to have more self discipline than that.
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