Comments on: Anti-gay general’s comments infuriate the Dutch

By: RCM

RCM — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:11:36 +0000

“But there is some correlation between the fall of the Empire and their conversion to Christianity. Just saying.”

I’m proud to be a follower of a faith that doesn’t offer any promises of power over others myself.

By: Donnchadh

Donnchadh — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:28:15 +0000

Interesting comment about the Romans from s.b..
The Romans had ritualised homosexuality for most of their history, Republic as well as Empire. It is little mentioned because it was so pervasive.
But there is some correlation between the fall of the Empire and their conversion to Christianity. Just saying.

By: RCM

RCM — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:25:18 +0000

Personally I like my freedom enough to be very grateful if a gay person is willing to risk their life defending it for me. I’d have joined up myself, but I’m so rubbish at taking orders, I’d have been useless to an army. Thank you very much all military personnel who are in it for my freedom, and by the way I really don’t care who you prefer to sleep with.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:56:56 +0000

“I’m a Dutch citizen and I think that Sheehan basically is right. The gay lifestyle has become epidemic in The Netherlands and is threatening the existence of our society.”

- Except Sheehan, as crazy as he is, didn’t say any of the things that you think are right. His false comments were limited to the Dutch military.

You seem to be happy that the “moral Muslims” are taking over your country. Would these be the same moral exemplars who tried to blow up a plane flying out of Amsterdam, or the righteous folks who drove your legislator, Ms. Hirsi into exile or the kind-hearted folks who stabbed an infidel filmmaker to death in the center of Amsterdam?

By: Soren456

Soren456 — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:07:17 +0000

@s.b.:

There’s no such thing as a “gay lifestyle” and especially, there’s no such thing as a gay “epidemic.”

Don’t embarrass yourself.

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:37:44 +0000

It’s all so easy if you rememeber the basic premise: it’s all the gay’s fault, whatever it is.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:20:40 +0000

C’mon, Ben, that’s easy.

Gay folk threaten the Dutch because they upset the Muslims who have sound values.

Which is also why the Dutch should ban cartoonists, Christians, and western clothing for women.

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:30:42 +0000

s.b. honey– please detail how the existence of gay people threaten dutch society. Should be interesting to read.

By: Burr

Burr — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:22:25 +0000

Sounds like those Muslims took over your brain, s.b.

By: Aitze

Aitze — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:17:01 +0000

@ s.b

…What?

I’m also a Dutch citizen and I think that Sheehan sounds like a silly roofpan.
There is no “gay lifestyle” and if there were it wouldn’t really be threatening the existence of society – gay people aren;t out there with flamethrowers trying to burn everything down.
Muslims seem to be taking over because there’s a lot of them here and they’re not afraid enough of the rest to feel like they have to tone themselves down, which is a good thing. I don’t agree with all their ideas, but that doesn’t matter. They’re not taking over, as they aren’t trying to assassinate our leaders and put puppets in place.
If nothing happens, and a certain politician with fake blond hair doesn’t get elected, oh the horror, nothing will happen except our society getting more diverse.