DON’T ASK DON’T TELL, JUST REMEMBER!

The only country in the world that has abused and strained public opinion is the United States with its ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT)’ regulation about gay men and women in the Armed Forces.

It has quickly turned into a major game between the two main parties. Those involved, the Armed Forces, have no objections to the integration of gay men and women in their services. Curious to obtain an opinion from the Professor I mentioned my objections to those who objected as it seemed another clear manifestation of discrimination, which appears to be a another wave of what has become a national pastime. The Professor seemed interested in the subject and observed:
“Collective psychosis, my friend. Politicians need two sided arguments to sharpen their minds and probably purify their souls and conceal whatever hidden personal complexes they have! It is also the ideal feed in the troughs managed by the media of the country!”
He shook his head and in a sad tone continued;
‘Did you know that our military has investigated the issue of sexual orientation in its ranks for close to 100 years? It surprised me that in all my years in the Armed Forces I was never faced with gay men or women. Even if I had found some, they were probably as busy as I was to enable me or them to develop offensive or defensive attitudes. To most of us, gay people did exist but mainly in an imaginary level and if we ran into a real one, it was another human with his own preferences and tastes.”
“What did the Army found out, or concluded?’
“Not much. The acknowledgement of the existence of gay members in the Armed Forces has only become real in the few last years or coinciding with the time when gays decided to come out of the closet. In general terms, the military identified the problem but did not qualify it as anything worse than being addicted to gambling, displaying tattoos and wearing bow ties when dressed in civilian clothes!”
He raised his hand and pointing at the small marble replica of the Roman Colliseum, he added:
“We can not overlook the fact that homosexuality contributed to the decay and eventual disintegration of the Greek and Roman empires. At one point, the Emperors were the first to ignore the limits of homosexuality and gradually influenced first the running elite and then the rest of the population. From there, the sense of order, discipline and morality were no longer in sight and the existing structures collapsed.”
‘Yes, I have read about it but I never imagined that such situation may occur here. It would be kind of funny to have the White House become a busy nest of homos, the generals and high government officials chasing or being chased by handsome young things. Our billionaires would invest their entire holdings supporting newly found circles and “cultural” clubs and the rest of us who stuck to old principles would have to emigrate to Alaska or Northern Ireland where drinking that lovely Scotch whiskey will never be replaced by any silly habit from them “furriners!”
We both agreed that gays in the military are not a threat nor a serious problem. As long as we do not allow our custom of making mountains out of molehills and start developing Reforms, Sexuality Institutes, Centers of Digression and Hope and the inevitable Sports Clubs, the gay community will continue its quiet life. Leave them alone!
As I got up to leave, the Professor said:
“Forget about gays. Just make sure that you ask that lovely girl friend of yours not to wear trousers when she goes out with you!”