Great Leaps Of Illogic, or Stop Trying To Revictimize The Victims

This morning, I told you about how the Wausau union leaders are taking their pledges seriously by keeping the extremist, anti-union Republicans like Sean Duffy out of their Labor Day parade.  It boggles the mind that Duffy or any other Republican in this state even thinks they should have the right to participate in any Labor Day activities, considering how they set back almost every right of the people of Wisconsin in their insatiable power grab.

Most conservatives had enough sense to leave it alone. Those that lacked that sense mostly mewed about how they had to deal with the consequences of their behaviors.

But Kevin Binversie, proud employee of Koch Industries, would not settle for mere mewling when he could open his mouth and insert both feet up to his knees.  Instead of the usual complaining, he goes for trying to somehow compare holding the Republicans responsible for their behaviors to the bigotry showed by New York Catholics to the LGBT groups:

I say fascinating since it makes the Marathon Co. Labor Council sound remarkably like the New York Catholic Diocese when it explains why they keep gay and lesbian groups out of the diocese-sponsored St. Patrick's Day Parade. And over that time -- now going on two decades I believe -- groups like the ACLU, civil rights groups, labor groups, and other so-called progressive groups have hammered the NYC diocese for what they call a bigoted and backwards-thinking move like barring LGBT groups from the parade.

This so wrong on so many levels, one doesn't even know where to begin. But let's break it down so that even someone like Kevin can understand.

Wisconsin Republicans committed egregious harm to the working people of Wisconsin by taking away their rights to be treated with respect, work in safe conditions and be paid a living wage.  They further exasperated their misdoings by also attacking the rights of women, the rights of voters and every other thing that is good about Wisconsin.  And if that wasn't enough to earn them the scorn of every good Wisconsinite, in order to commit their heinous acts, they violated a slew of ethical codes as well as the law itself.

They did all this for none other than the simple reasons of greed and lust for power.

Is it really any wonder why the unions would not want these people tainting their parade with their mere presence?

Now let's compare this to the situation in New York.  The Catholic Church has banned the LGBT community from their parade not for anything they did but for who they are.  That is the definition of bigotry, my friends. (And not that sexual orientation is a sin, but whatever happened to the Church's dogma of hating the sin but loving the sinner?)

The LGBT community did not suppress the Catholics' right to practice their religion or to live their private lives they way they want.  The LGBT community did not attack any of the friends of Catholics out of spite.  The LGBT community is only asking for respect, and haven't taken anything from them by force.

In summary, in Wausau, it's the victims of the Republicans' transgressions that are saying they don't belong with the people they hurt.  Or to put in other words, the unions are holding the Republicans responsible for the consequences of their actions, which is something that the Republicans absolutely cannot stand.

However, in New York, it's the people in power, the Catholic religious leaders, that are transgressing against the LGBT simply because they don't like that group of people, not for any real or even perceived wrong done by the LBGT community to the Church.

Binversie's comparison would only make sense if the LGBT community was denying the Catholics a spot in their Pride parade.

For the Republicans to complain about being barred from Labor Day activities is like a rapist or a thief complaining about not being invited to their victims' family reunions.

I again commend Wausau's unions for their actions and iterate that this is something that should happen in every community in the state and in the country.  Furthermore, if there were to be true justice, the Republicans that caused this or support these reprobates should have to work the holiday, since it's not one they honor anyway. Heck, they should also give up their other benefits they wouldn't have without unions, like weekends, vacations, paid sick time and a sustainable wage.