I got a letter from U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett which is totally irrelevant to the issues in my correspondance to her. The Democrats have no real concern about Gay issues. She needs to go.
I am a gay man who has lived in Texas my whole life. I have also seen multiple YouTube videos of Jasmine ripping GOP idiots to shreds. Sorry, but I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt on this one. She has THOUSANDS of constituents and no doubt thousands more requests for help of various kinds. You appear to have the idea that because you publish a newsletter under the letterhead of a local organization that she owes you personalized solutions to the issues you raise....which are complex by the way. I learned a long time ago that if someone isn't paying attention to me, it's not their fault, it's mine. Maybe I've missed something important, maybe I haven't spent enough time in their shoes, maybe my message isn't resonating because I'm too strident, or too vague, or too off point, or too WHATEVER. Sorry, but your screed against Jasmine Crockett sounds a whole lot like cancel culture because YOU didn't get the attention YOU thought YOU deserved. Don't get me wrong, I believe your issues ARE relevant to all of us in the LGBTQ community, but attempting to cancel voices like hers is a MISTAKE. Keep up the good fight, but enough with the petulant cancel culture bullshit.
Also, the Democratic Party's failures have resulted in the current electoral catastrophe. I also notice there isn't any real self-reflection on why they have failed.
Having lost the election, I suggest smear attacks on those who have dissenting ideas is not your priority.
You don't have an argument so you resort to a personal attack on me. In debate it is called "poisoning the well." Your arguments are basically toxic.
There are the concerns of the Democratic Party and there are the concerns of the Gay community. All too often now days some Gay political operative for the Democratic Party thinks they are the same and are dismayed that the entire Gay community doesn't think so.
The YouTubes with Crockett aren't assuring asylum to the Gays in Uganda who might need it. They aren't bring back from the dead, the 1,000 mpox victims in Africa. They aren't preventing millions of dollars going to homophobes in foreign nations. They aren't doing anything to make sure that there isn't a violent attack on Cedar Springs like there was recently in New Orleans. A clever YouTube video isn't keeping some homophobe from pretending to be a human rights advocate. There are other diseases around the world. So far the Gay community has faced HIV and mpox, with the lack of an aggressive police there will likely be a 3rd and 4th disease in the future of the Gay community. In the face of that, a clever YouTube video isn't really important.
How are my letters "screeds"? It is just a smear tactic by yourself. None of the letters are screeds and you don't quote them, you just engage in smears. The larger issue for those facing possible death in Uganda isn't the tone of my letters, but the horrible situations they face there. The issue isn't my personality, but people dying of mpox. There is a moral depravity in your smear.
The only "screed" here is the fussilage of name calling on your part.
Your letter is two faced. You assert that my letters asking for "personalized solutions to the issues I face," but also say "don't get me wrong, I believe your issues ARE relevant to all of us." Which is it?
Elected officials commonly acknowledge correspondance from constituents. It is standard practice. It is the accepted practice. How can constituents hold elected officials accountable if they don't express there concerns and evaluate replies.
Is there any documentation that any Democratic club raised the issues about the plight of Gays in Uganda, the neglect of mpox, the funding of vicious homophobes with foreign AID, and the other issues? Important issues are neglected, but when I raise them I get accusations of personality flaws. Note I use the word "documentation."
Finally, about how long you have lived in Texas, you said, "I am a gay man who has lived in Texas my whole life," doesn't make you a privileged voice. Issues are debated on their merits.
There are a lot of people who think they are advocates of the LGBT but they have ended up as being apendages of the Democratic Party. I expected that when the Democratic Party was faced with accountability they would throw a fit. And here you are.
I am a gay man who has lived in Texas my whole life. I have also seen multiple YouTube videos of Jasmine ripping GOP idiots to shreds. Sorry, but I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt on this one. She has THOUSANDS of constituents and no doubt thousands more requests for help of various kinds. You appear to have the idea that because you publish a newsletter under the letterhead of a local organization that she owes you personalized solutions to the issues you raise....which are complex by the way. I learned a long time ago that if someone isn't paying attention to me, it's not their fault, it's mine. Maybe I've missed something important, maybe I haven't spent enough time in their shoes, maybe my message isn't resonating because I'm too strident, or too vague, or too off point, or too WHATEVER. Sorry, but your screed against Jasmine Crockett sounds a whole lot like cancel culture because YOU didn't get the attention YOU thought YOU deserved. Don't get me wrong, I believe your issues ARE relevant to all of us in the LGBTQ community, but attempting to cancel voices like hers is a MISTAKE. Keep up the good fight, but enough with the petulant cancel culture bullshit.
Also, the Democratic Party's failures have resulted in the current electoral catastrophe. I also notice there isn't any real self-reflection on why they have failed.
Having lost the election, I suggest smear attacks on those who have dissenting ideas is not your priority.
You don't have an argument so you resort to a personal attack on me. In debate it is called "poisoning the well." Your arguments are basically toxic.
There are the concerns of the Democratic Party and there are the concerns of the Gay community. All too often now days some Gay political operative for the Democratic Party thinks they are the same and are dismayed that the entire Gay community doesn't think so.
The YouTubes with Crockett aren't assuring asylum to the Gays in Uganda who might need it. They aren't bring back from the dead, the 1,000 mpox victims in Africa. They aren't preventing millions of dollars going to homophobes in foreign nations. They aren't doing anything to make sure that there isn't a violent attack on Cedar Springs like there was recently in New Orleans. A clever YouTube video isn't keeping some homophobe from pretending to be a human rights advocate. There are other diseases around the world. So far the Gay community has faced HIV and mpox, with the lack of an aggressive police there will likely be a 3rd and 4th disease in the future of the Gay community. In the face of that, a clever YouTube video isn't really important.
How are my letters "screeds"? It is just a smear tactic by yourself. None of the letters are screeds and you don't quote them, you just engage in smears. The larger issue for those facing possible death in Uganda isn't the tone of my letters, but the horrible situations they face there. The issue isn't my personality, but people dying of mpox. There is a moral depravity in your smear.
The only "screed" here is the fussilage of name calling on your part.
Your letter is two faced. You assert that my letters asking for "personalized solutions to the issues I face," but also say "don't get me wrong, I believe your issues ARE relevant to all of us." Which is it?
Elected officials commonly acknowledge correspondance from constituents. It is standard practice. It is the accepted practice. How can constituents hold elected officials accountable if they don't express there concerns and evaluate replies.
Is there any documentation that any Democratic club raised the issues about the plight of Gays in Uganda, the neglect of mpox, the funding of vicious homophobes with foreign AID, and the other issues? Important issues are neglected, but when I raise them I get accusations of personality flaws. Note I use the word "documentation."
Finally, about how long you have lived in Texas, you said, "I am a gay man who has lived in Texas my whole life," doesn't make you a privileged voice. Issues are debated on their merits.
There are a lot of people who think they are advocates of the LGBT but they have ended up as being apendages of the Democratic Party. I expected that when the Democratic Party was faced with accountability they would throw a fit. And here you are.