Since when...

[ravan]

... does the fact that's it's a family member that I disagree with mean that I mustn't make it public?
... does the fact that I have a different religion and lifestyle mean I must be silent about it, and not object when it is attacked?
... does the fact that I am in a minority mean that I must be humble and quiet about it, while a different strident minority of a majority religion is allowed to spend milllions pushing their views into the public sphere?
... is wanting equal treatment under the law "special rights"?
... does objecting to false and ignorant assertions by someone constitute a "vicious personal attack"?

Get this: If my kinsman can blog about the "evils" of homosexuality, gay marriage, abortion, anti-war sentiment, removing "under god" from the pledge, ad nauseum, I can (and will) blog about what I find wrong with his spew, and how disappointed I am that he advocates such hurtful and mean spirited views.

I don't ask anyone to bless it. After all, he did not ask my permission to write his screeds against me and my friends. Why should I forbear in writing against it? Since when do I owe him any more (or less) courtesy and tolerance in my writings than he shows for me and mine? After all, doesn't everyone like to be labelled as mentally ill by their own kin? (Yes, he's one of those.) Would you be "tolerant" of someone who wanted to treat you like you were insane because you have a different worldview and lifestyle? I think not.

Gods, I am disappointed and disgusted. Happy holidays. My own family supports institutionalized hatred and subjugation of me and mine, and then viciously criticizes me and tries to guilt trip me for objecting. Can't you feel the love??

Comments

[dubhain.livejournal.com]

Ravan, in my opinion, also doesn't need her friends to defend her or attack me. She can defend herself quite eloquently and knows all of my buttons to push as she did at the age of three.

I doubt any of us think it's necessary. Anyone who knows ravan is well aware of her capacity for verbal (and textual) combat.

If you'll reveiew the comments to this post, you'll notice that your "attackers" initially posted in response to ravan, not yourself. Once you started lecturing them, hey responded, giving their opinion of your behavior and the petty sniping you do at ravan while you're lecturing.

If you can't stand to read people telling you you're being a flaming asshole, you might want to reconsider responding to public posts on LiveJerbil.