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From: alan@allegra.UUCP (Alan S. Driscoll)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: RE:Trish against men
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Date: Mon, 2-Jul-84 23:30:44 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  2 23:30:44 1984
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>> Recently, someone told me they hadn't voted for a presidential
>> candidate in years, meaning that they have been voting against
>> a candidate, rather than for his opponent.  I thought of Trish.
>> She embraces women only as a side-effect of rejecting men.  Her
>> sexuality is a denial, not an affirmation.  I think that's sad.

> Huh?... What?... This makes no sense...
> I haven't voted for a presidential candidate either in some time.
> But that was because I approve of neither. I think its wrong to vote
> for someone because they are the lesser of two evils. A vote is
> always considered an affirmation. I refuse to vote for someone
> and then not be able to justify it with a positive argument. My not 
> voting is making a statement in itself that I want something better.
> Its not voting against a candidate. Its voting against both. As for Trish,
> she has made her vote. Its an affirmation of what she wants. You certainly
> dont believe she chose homosexuality as the lesser of two evils? Do you?
> Especially with a logical third choice that she could have just avoided all
> relationships for the time being. Or do you live your entire life making 
> choices with negative arguments? And you can't obstain from making either
> choice. If so, I think thats sad. And I'll then wager that you are the 
> unhappy one. Not Trish. If necessary, I can provide endless examples to back
> me up. ie you go to buy a used car but they are all lemons. You are certainly
> not going to be happy wasting your money.


Trish told us she chose homosexuality because she believes most men
are "egotistical, chauvinist, insensitive, macho assholes."  If that
isn't a negative argument, what is?

And I'll say it again, because I'm tired of getting flamed by people
who don't understand my point.  I respect her choice.  I even accept
her reason.  How can you call a feeling right or wrong?  If she feels
bitter, then that's how she feels.  I just think it was wrong to vent
her bitterness the way she did.

And I'd still like to know why hardly anyone is complaining, when I
know everyone would be bitching and moaning if a man had made similar
remarks on the net.

-- 

	Alan S. Driscoll
	AT&T Bell Laboratories