Jan 4, 2011
America’s Founding Fathers Only Wanted Straight White Males In Military
General Washington Only Wanted Straight White Males
One of my favorite arguments against the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is that the founding fathers of the United States were against Gays and Lesbians serving in the military.
To the case that Barack Obama makes for radically altering the standard of operations for military service, the President stands in complete opposition to the belief system of the founding fathers and the traditional standards of this country. How far is the gap between the value system that guides the current President on the issue of homosexuality in the military than that of the founding fathers?
So while the Continental army was in the fight of its life and the projection of victory was unsure at best, George Washington found it of utmost importance to place high value on personal conduct within the military ranks. To maintain the dignity and the cohesion of the fighting force, Washington went beyond forbidding homosexuality within the ranks; he aggressively punished it. The reasoning behind Washington’s strong opposition to sodomy and other homosexual acts in the military was based in part to biblical values that repetitiously and without the slightest bit of ambiguity state that homosexuality is a sin and an abomination to God. Additionally, Washington, as well as other military leaders, understood the disruptive and demoralizing effects of promoting the homosexual lifestyle within the close confines of military duty. In other words, Washington had a very different vision from Obama’s on the ideals that the military fight to defend.
via » Ibbetson: The Repeal of DADT – To March or to Sashay into the Future? Commentary.
They fail to mention that our founding fathers were also against women and blacks serving in the military. You see, the founding fathers of the United States viewed women and blacks as property. They were somewhat of a sexist and bigoted group.
Black males were given the right to vote by the 14th Amendment in 1868 but were not allowed to serve “openly” in the military until full integration in 1948.
Women were given the right to vote by the 19th Amendment in 1920 but are still fighting for full integration into the military.
Interesting side note:
Following the ratification of the Constitution, only white male adult property owners were allowed to vote. This accounted for only about 16 percent of the population of the United States. In addition, until 1810, there were numerous religious prerequisites for voting. Depending on the community, certain religious factions could not participate in elections.
Many of our founding fathers subscribed to the same religious bigotry that has terrorized minorities throughout human history. Fortunately for the minority groups in the United States we are slowing conquering those prejudices.
