THE LATE GREAT FREEDOM OF SPEECH

You know, we really are losing our freedoms in this country. This is not a myth or a figment of “deranged conservative imaginations.” And I never cease to be amazed at how biased those who are politically correct can be. Let’s face it, folks. Today, freedom of speech often only exists for liberals. Conservatives, and especially Christian conservatives, are simply not allowed to speak out.

Case in point: Crystal Dixon, an African-American Christian, recently wrote a very respectful opinion piece for a local newspaper, and she was fired from her job. This, even though she had been an excellent employee who’d received honors and promotions for a job well done.

What was her “crime”? She simply expressed an opinion that is not politically correct. She was not vindictive, harsh, demeaning, or insulting. But she held a view that radicals didn’t like. And she paid the price for daring to think outside the radical leftist box.

Just how did she think? She thought it was incorrect to say that the “struggle” of homosexuals to be recognized as “equals” was comparable to the struggle African Americans endured to gain equal rights. And, HEY, whether you agree with her or not, she still has the right to express her opinion without being persecuted for doing so. After all, those on the other side of the issue certainly express their feelings freely.

But think about it. Blacks often couldn’t get good jobs. Homosexuals work in some of the highest-level jobs there are, both in prestige and in pay. Blacks couldn’t ride in the front of the buses. Homosexuals can sit anywhere they please on any public conveyance. Blacks couldn’t drink out of “white” drinking fountains. Homosexuals have never been banned from a water fountain. Blacks couldn’t go into a store and try on clothes. Retailers “couldn’t” sell anything they wore, so they had to save their meager funds and hope they bought the right size. If they happened to miss their guess, they certainly couldn’t take it back for an exchange. That wasn’t allowed either. Homosexuals can try on anything they please, and exchange anything they please. Blacks would go to a lunch counter or restaurant and sit for “ever” before getting served, if they ever did. They would watch any number of white people come in after they did, who got prompt and friendly service while they sat there being ignored and scorned. Homosexuals are among those who got the prompt and friendly service. Blacks were not welcome in most neighborhoods, and when they managed to move into some, property values actually dropped! How demeaning! Homosexuals may run into a few problems, such as when Christian landlords feel unable to rent to them, but they face nothing on the scale the blacks faced.

For homosexuals to say that their “struggle” is comparable to that of African Americans is ludicrous. They enjoy a standard of living so much superior to that the black folks had to endure that there simply can be no comparison. And, after all, they face their problems because of their own choices, not because of chance. 

That’s another point Crystal Dixon made in her opinion piece. She said that she cannot wake up tomorrow and not be black. I know homosexuals scream to the high heavens that they are what they are by nature and not by choice, but it doesn’t fly. There are many homosexuals who leave that lifestyle. Besides, if people are born “that way,” and do not choose to be, why are they working so hard to convince our school children that they should choose to be “gay”? Again radical hypocrisy is neck-deep here!

Since black people cannot decide to not be black, Dixon resented the comparison of struggles as similar. Being something by choice really, honestly, cannot be compared to being something with no choice whatsoever. Now, Dixon isn’t sorry she’s black. She’s happy with what she is. But she feels her race is ill served by the assertion that homosexuals are involved in a similar dilemma as that her people went through.

I wholeheartedly agree. The homosexual “lifestyle” is highly questionable at best, and dangerous at worst. After all, it’s undeniable medical fact that by far the largest portion of the AIDS crisis comes from homosexual behavior. And there are several other health risks attached, as well. They can grind their teeth in rage if they want to, but this is still true. Trying to say their “struggle for acceptance” is comparable to that of our African American friends is an insult to the latter. Blacks were people, and should have been accepted on the same level as other people. However, homosexual behavior is not the norm, and should not be seen as the norm. There simply is no comparison between these two situations.

Back to the thought of our freedom of speech. Does it not alarm you that people cannot express an opinion in this country today, unless it fits into the mold of liberal-think, without being punished??? Crystal Dixon had an outstanding work record. She should never have been fired for having, and expressing, an opinion! That had nothing to do with her ability to do her job. Oh, I believe her employer claimed her opinion would have negative effects on her job performance, but her very job performance proves this is not true. How? Because, as a Human Resources exec, she hired homosexuals and worked well with them. This is where the proverbial rubber hit the road. She proved every day that she has no personal animosity toward homosexuals. She simply believes the assertion that their “struggle” is comparable with that of her people is erroneous. How sad that in America today, such belief is not allowed, and to express it is criminal.