Posted by Sigismund on November 27, 2008, at 20:08:57
In reply to Re: History 101: discrimination against homosexuals » Sigismund, posted by BayLeaf on November 27, 2008, at 17:09:30
Roy Harper wrote 'The Game' in the early 70's, a couple of the lines from which are
'The dream is righteous grandeur
Fit to flood the universe
The fact is more than meets the eye
But less than runs the earth'which I include because (apart from affection for it) IMO gay hate crimes are theatre for the amplification of the feeling of righteousness in the offender.
In an analogous way concentration camps dehumanise their inmates to enable the guards to more easily perform their functions with a clear conscience.
As we have seen in recent years in both our countries, the language from the top really matters.
But you would have read Annie Proulx?
She's pretty good on this.
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