The Left is becoming ...

The Left is becoming ...

... as intolerant as the Right.

I say this in response to a trend I have felt in recent months. As the Bush Administration has continued to show just how corrupt it is and the Right has shown how intolerant it is the Left has taken on a gloating intolerance.

Part of being Liberal or Progressive is the belief in the free flow of information and ideas. There is supposed to be a strong current of protection of thoughts and opinions of others. However, when someone from the Right says virtually anything any more the Left issues knee jerk reactions and calls for apologies or censoring of the speaker.

General Peter Pace recently commented on his opinions on morality and homosexuality. I do not agree with him on this matter. However, there is no reason on earth for the man to be forced to repudiate his feelings or apologize for answering a question he was posed in an honest manner.

People are allowed to have their own views on morality. Sexuality and homosexuality are legitimate matters to be discussed under this umbrella. A disagreement on this issue is clearly possible and likely in modern America. General Pace is not the devil for having a belief in this manner.

However, it is also reasonable for people to hold him accountable for those views when his role in the military has an impact on public policy. The personal views a person has should not get in the way of decisions which influence the rights of others. If General Pace's personal views are having such an impact, holding him accountable is different than the vilifying of him that I have been hearing and reading.

The Left needs to breathe in slowly sometimes and not become something as intolerant as it is supposed to be opposed to.