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felis_ultharusThis one ain't going behind an LJ-cut.
In other words, we're possibly helping to round up gay and bisexual men and lock them up in prisons -- prisons that are still in a horrible condition.
Major Ron Locke, from the Canadian unit assigned to train the local security forces, protests that "We are in a different culture. Different laws and different treatment standards are normal here."
This is sickening. There have to be limits to moral relativism. Our troops are there, so at this point it's not a question of getting involved in a foreign country. We are involved, and if even one person has been sent to jail for homosexuality with our help, that atrocity is on the hands of the whole country.
The Postmodern Plague has clearly clouded our judgement if we're aiding and abetting authorities to enforce homophobic and misogynistic Taliban law -- the modern equivalent of Nazi law. No legal system that included homosexuality as a crime deserves any respect whatsoever.
Anyone wanting to protest this can write to members of parliament. Postage is free, if mailed in Canada. The address is the same for all of them, so I've listed it at the end.
The Hon. Gordon O'Connor
Minister of National Defence.
(O'Connor is in charge of our military. He's a hawk, and very pro-American military)
The Hon. Peter Mackay
Minister of Foreign Affairs
(Mackay is in charge of our foreign policy)
Bill Graham
Leader of the Opposition
(As Liberal Leader of the Opposition, Graham is supposed to keep the Conservatives honest -- BUT, he was in charge of the military when we went to Afghanistan, so he's partly responsible. On the other hand, he's very pro-queer-equality.)
Ujjal Dosanjh
Shadow Minister of National Defence
(Liberal Dosanjh's job is to keep tabs on what the Conservatives do with the military)
Stéphane Dion
Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs
(Liberal Dion's job is to keep Mackay honest -- full time job, that.)
Dawn Black
NDP Critic for the Minister of National Defence
(Same job as Dosanjh, but for the NDP)
Alexa McDonough
NDP Critic for the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(same job as Dion, but for the NDP)
Bill Siksay
NDP Critic for LGBT Issues
(the loudest voice in parliament for queer equality)
Claude Bachand
Porte-parole du Bloc québécois pour la défense nationale
(another defence critic, this time for the Bloc)
Francine Lalonde
Porte-Parole du Bloc Québécois pour les affaires étrangères
(another foreign affairs critic)
You can also write your local member of parliament.
The address:
House of Commons
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6
Sorry for the early-morning rant. I hope it's coherent -- I haven't had coffee, yet.
"Four years after the end of the brutal excesses of the Taliban government, Afghan authorities supported by the U.S.-led coalition, including Canada, are still jailing teenagers convicted of homosexuality and women accused of adultery, eloping or running away from their husbands."From Les Perreault of the Canadian Press, on 365gay.com.
In other words, we're possibly helping to round up gay and bisexual men and lock them up in prisons -- prisons that are still in a horrible condition.
Major Ron Locke, from the Canadian unit assigned to train the local security forces, protests that "We are in a different culture. Different laws and different treatment standards are normal here."
This is sickening. There have to be limits to moral relativism. Our troops are there, so at this point it's not a question of getting involved in a foreign country. We are involved, and if even one person has been sent to jail for homosexuality with our help, that atrocity is on the hands of the whole country.
The Postmodern Plague has clearly clouded our judgement if we're aiding and abetting authorities to enforce homophobic and misogynistic Taliban law -- the modern equivalent of Nazi law. No legal system that included homosexuality as a crime deserves any respect whatsoever.
Anyone wanting to protest this can write to members of parliament. Postage is free, if mailed in Canada. The address is the same for all of them, so I've listed it at the end.
Minister of National Defence.
(O'Connor is in charge of our military. He's a hawk, and very pro-American military)
The Hon. Peter Mackay
Minister of Foreign Affairs
(Mackay is in charge of our foreign policy)
Bill Graham
Leader of the Opposition
(As Liberal Leader of the Opposition, Graham is supposed to keep the Conservatives honest -- BUT, he was in charge of the military when we went to Afghanistan, so he's partly responsible. On the other hand, he's very pro-queer-equality.)
Ujjal Dosanjh
Shadow Minister of National Defence
(Liberal Dosanjh's job is to keep tabs on what the Conservatives do with the military)
Stéphane Dion
Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs
(Liberal Dion's job is to keep Mackay honest -- full time job, that.)
Dawn Black
NDP Critic for the Minister of National Defence
(Same job as Dosanjh, but for the NDP)
Alexa McDonough
NDP Critic for the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(same job as Dion, but for the NDP)
Bill Siksay
NDP Critic for LGBT Issues
(the loudest voice in parliament for queer equality)
Claude Bachand
Porte-parole du Bloc québécois pour la défense nationale
(another defence critic, this time for the Bloc)
Francine Lalonde
Porte-Parole du Bloc Québécois pour les affaires étrangères
(another foreign affairs critic)
You can also write your local member of parliament.
The address:
House of Commons
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6
Sorry for the early-morning rant. I hope it's coherent -- I haven't had coffee, yet.