Latte Liberalism

Pam over at the House Blend is sifting the grounds over at her site over Hillary Clinton's lack of support for SSM.

I respect Pam alot and this is not about her or her blog. But it is about our collective mistaken view. We think politicians should just get it. We think we are right, therefore we are due their support. By our very existence we are due.?

Ah a mislaid sense of entitlement!

Hillary does not come out for us because we are not a force to be reckoned with. We do get notice by Wallstreet because that is where we spend our money. We do get notice in some local municipalities because our economic impact is known and appreciated, but politically we are no where!

We shun the claim for an agenda. We have no plan.

WE ARE EXACTLY WHERE WE HAVE NOT PLANNED TO BE!

As for Hillary it might bear noting that she was a republican before she met Bill.

Also it bears noting that there is no stop to the wave of success to the telebangelists. Why would they? I think we can stop them, but with only .0008% equivalent of our vaction money spent on advocacy, it's going to more than a slog, its an impossibility. Cabo San Lucas vs Civil Rights? "Hmm, Honey, just where shall we go? Down the street to talk to our congressman or to P-town?"

We'd seemingly choose comfort over courage any day. First they take our right to legal recognition of commitment, then families, then where we work, followed by where we live. They take them and will take them because we do not fight for them. Our existence does not secure our rights.

And yet because we can still work and the majority of us will not have children and because the majority of us live just fine without state sanctioned relationships we plan where we will spend a few weeks relaxing.

Maybe we'll send a few dollars to NGLTF or a state equality organization. Why send more than what a couple of lattes are worth?

Equality Ohio got $300,000 dollars from us in memberships last year. That really is quite impressive given that Equality Ohio is only 1 year old. Lynne Bowman, EO's exec, is truly doing a fine job, has a plan and is on track.

But really, $300,000? EO needs about 5 mill to defeat the fundies and create positive legislation for us.

$300,000? When there are at least 1 million of us in Ohio? Oh me 0, Oh my-o poor little Ohio.

Yes, please tell me your reason for not giving money to advocacy? I'd love to hear it.