How Will Allowing Gays to Openly Serve Effect Combat Readiness?

**Beskar** · 06-04-2010, 12:32

Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr

I invoke Fragony's classic leftist reflex here. I thought I had taken care to point out how females do their duty just fine, and is indeed males that are the problem.

This is the army we are talking about, practical considerations must come before idealistic attempts to make the army reflect developments in society. There you have clear evidence that 30% of women have been raped (and that's the official figures, when it's thought that most aren't even reported). So what's going to be done about it?

Do you purge the military of all men who sexually assault women? I really doubt that would even work on a practical level, imagine the reaction a female would get once some of the men were sent home. She would probably not dare act in the first place.

Or do you try to separate men and women? But that would cause all sorts of logistical problems. Or maybe just let things continue as they are, even when things are that bad?

I am reminded of a incident in England, unfortantely, cannot remember the name, but they put a curfew on all women for going outside past 10pm, because of the late night rapists, and they arrested women for going out, saying it is "part of protecting them". Then led to a feminist backlash, arguing that shouldn't the men not be placed under curfew then, as they are the ones doing the raping and not the women.

In short, you are punishing women because of the acitivities of the men. Might not be your intention, but that is what you are advocating.