by Edward Hutcheson
It is easier to understand homosexuals that it is to understand those who are “gay”. As a general rule, homosexuals live very quiet lives with a sense of moderation and some of them may experience a change in their sexual preferences. However, those who are “gay” tend to live like they have had a Rubicon crossing and check the scientific journals on a daily basis for the discovery of a gene that would give validation to their agenda to help all of the “other” people in the world.
And it is this issue that has always caused a particular “tilting” in the public discourse. Those who promote this alternative agenda have never been successful in the public domain and all of the gains made so far have been made because of an “attachment” to a minority group that has a legitimate agenda, or through a legal ruling that caught the public unawares. I support “equal rights” for all, but for those who promote the Gay agenda, bestowing equal rights is like opening a door of opportunity that grants a series of rights that are very troubling to society.
The same sex marriage issue is at the apex of this “troubling” possibility. Marriages are for families and the possibility of conferring “family rights” on couples who are unable to produce offspring is a head scratcher. We have all heard of the “family value” promotions theme that is seeking to replace “traditional family values”. What is not being mentioned, is what is being promoted behind the scenes in many communities and schools where the general public has to pay for their children being exposed to curriculum that give children the idea that something is “normal”, when it is not.
Perhaps those of us in the Caribbean have to take a step back and really know what we are looking at. Most societal altering incursions are being backed by some international body trying to give us a “global perspective” of what they think we should be like. Perhaps if we get to the work of looking after ourselves and creating the jobs we need and feeding ourselves we would have less of a need for powers outside of the country calling the shots for us. We would not need all of this “foreign investment” if we lived within our means and invested in what we have been blessed with as a nation. Every time a Caribbean government makes a loan it seems like there is some “attachment” pushing us toward a conformity that we cannot afford. Every time an investor comes in, those projects should support what we should be doing in terms of a national intent and not something that causes “cultural or economic displacement. And just maybe, if we exercised our responsibilities as citizens in this nation, our “minority groups?” would also be able to step back and know that whatever happens, no one will be unaffected by lopsided decisions that put those who are most vulnerable at risk.
March 12, 2013
