tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post8521269307625141070..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Two Very Different Perspectives on the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" PolicyMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-91260621063578828032010-12-01T08:20:15.353-06:002010-12-01T08:20:15.353-06:00http://deepertruthblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/cathol...http://deepertruthblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/catholic-defender-gays-in-military.html<br /><br />For the Catholic, there is only one view to this? That is tobe faithful to the teaching of the Church.Catholic Defenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652183956809441488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-90928602631563888372010-11-20T21:21:43.184-06:002010-11-20T21:21:43.184-06:00Interesting perspectives. I am somewhat of a pacif...Interesting perspectives. I am somewhat of a pacifist but I come from a military family so I can understand the points of view of both authors. Since, you come from Australia, Michael, you have different views on this, I think.Mareczkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122584421854834046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-61511645604797850712010-11-20T20:23:07.186-06:002010-11-20T20:23:07.186-06:00Michael I personally agree with you to a large ext...Michael I personally agree with you to a large extent about DADT. I'd much rather we could all rally over the insane military budget, but I also think that the military is a major doorway into cultural acceptance, especially the power broking levels. In that sense this is not just a gay issue, it's also a gender issue.<br /><br />The link you have with this post written by Brett Stout to the Commandant of the Marine Corps is simply brilliant. In the final analysis it's not about unit cohesion, it's about machismo.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.com