RantA general rant of disbelief at where we are.

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[–]fuck_reddit 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think we are generally seeing a decline (at least in the English speaking world) of respect for the natural rights which have long defined "English Freedom" ie, life, liberty, property, speech, press, assembly, bare arms, religious belief, habeas corpus, trial by jury, etc. Ironically (speaking as an atheist), I think this might push LGB people like us into an alliance of necessity with evangelical christians and Orthodox Jews and christians, as I hardly see how the deterioration of the above rights will bode well for them either. In terms of coping, I read a lot of history books. It reminds me that human history has been defined by perpetual crisis, ingenuity, perseverance, and surprises where you least expect them. It also reminds me things could be a hell of a lot worse for us lol.

[–]InigoEnFuego[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

lol You know 10 years ago I never would have thought we'd be fighting our own just to be ourselves so the idea that a future may come where we're in a fight alongside the religious who once vilified us... I guess I can't rule it out lol Would be nice if people just grew a damn brain though.

That sounds like a good technique. I'm often reminded of the quote "This too shall pass." A reminder that the human condition is constantly in flux and that one day this fad will come to pass and hopefully what will be in it's place will be better than it is now. Though even that will change again, and again after that, I just hope that the future LGB generations continue to fight to be seen and understood.

[–]fuck_reddit 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't know if I'd predict that it's going to happen, but I'd definitely classify it as a "I wouldn't be surprised if this were to happen" sort of thing. A million things can happen to force our two groups together or apart. Mainly just an interesting thought that LGB people might be forced to ally with our ancient enemies for the sake of both of our survival/freedom a la Coalition Wars against France.