Don't ask, don't tell (DADT) is reminiscent of the prejudice and bigotry blacks encountered not very long ago when attempting to join the Armed Forces.

If we ignore the persecution of others, it won't be long before the persecutors come for us.

This reminds me of an Aesop parable about the axman and the trees:   the larger trees felt safe and secure and indifferent to the plight of the saplings being chopped down...until the axmen had depleted the sapling supply and then began to chop down the large trees..."what affects one of us, affects us all for we are all part of the same human family."

he who has ears, let him hear...

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