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The irrational (but very real) reasoning goes like this: Glenn reported on the NSA leaks. Glenn is gay. Everything gays do is wrong, therefore reporting on the
by fragsworth 13y ago
The irrational (but very real) reasoning goes like this:
Glenn reported on the NSA leaks. Glenn is gay. Everything gays do is wrong, therefore reporting on the NSA leaks is wrong. Also, supporting gays is bad, because someone might think you're gay. Therefore supporting NSA leakers is bad.
Where Glenn works is irrelevant. The NSA probably wants to discredit everyone involved, and garner as much support for themselves as they can.
- jacquesm 13y agoManning is gay too, doesn't seem to hurt him at all. Discrediting gay people because they are gay is losing its power even in the US.
- semanticist 13y agoThe leader of the Scottish Conservative Party is a lesbian, the Conservative government just pushed through same-sex marriage legislation. I don't think the idea 'gays are wrong' gets you very far in the UK any more. The only prominent politician I can think of who pushes that line is Nick Griffin, and he's literally a nazi.
- namdnay 13y agoFarage has started pushing that line a bit, but it seems to be more a way of pulling in some more hardline conservatives than a strong personal conviction
- rsynnott 13y agoThe "gays are evil" thing is a little bit fringe in the UK these days.