That’s the opinion of Bruce Wilson of American’s United for the Separation of Church and State. His opinion is formed from two components. The first is his opinion of a decision in Hawaii by governor Linda Lingle:
As she announced her veto of Hawaii’s Civil Unions Bill HB444 on July 6th, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle echoed a standard argument traditionally advanced by leaders of the Christian right, that the issue of the civil rights of minority groups was so important that it should not be decided by an executive decision but, rather, by popular vote. It was a strange argument for a Jewish politician given the use of the democratic legislative process in pre-World War Two Germany to strip German-Jewish citizens of basic rights. But it also was the height of hypocrisy because that day, prior to announcing her veto, Lingle had sent a clear message of her executive decision: supporters of the civil union bill gathered at the Hawaii State House that day were second class citizens and Lingle was more than happy to use the power of the state to enforce the point. (italics mine)
That makes anyone who disagrees with the homosexual agenda a Nazi. He leaves zero room for disagreement. No dialogue. Just silence. Disagree and you are a Nazi. Period. End of discussion. Oh, he did not use the term “Nazi” but disguised it with “pre-World War Two Germany” as though that makes any difference. The only difference it makes is who can google his name and find it mixed with Nazi accusations. What a strategic slug.
Ok, so he promotes the restructuring of private society by the state to promote a special privilege. Homosexual marriage. What in the world does that have to do with Argentina? Well, it seems that the popular vote, with Wilson denounces as a Nazi strategy, was that nation’s mechanism for instituting homosexual marriage. That makes Argentina a Nazi nation. And now “scarce” (Whoever that is. Some chicken-hearted Leftist who is afraid of the light.) is a Nazi. And John Amato, racist that he is. And the rest of the Left. Oh, that that neat little circle includes
Yes, this was circular. Just a bit. But it shows just how convoluted Leftist logic really is. If you do it one way you are a Nazi. But don’t do it and you’re a theocrat or something similar. The arguments that they employ are framed for convenience — they will win at any cost. After all, without morality or the God behind it, there are no restriction on illogic. (Maybe I’ll follow this up with a VanTil/Plantinga post on naturalism and the absence of substance, with Wilson, Clarkson, Amato, et al, as suitable examples of stupidity.)
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