Ted Rall for January 26, 2011
Transcript:
Gays in the military? Ok. What about women in combat? (Man 1: The same concerns apply: discipline and unit cohesion.) (Man 2: So: Same solution! Don't ask, don't tell!) As long as women keep silent about their gender, they can't fight. (Man 3: Sarge! Are you... a... thank God!) (Woman: A transvestite? Yes. I fight dirty but I dress pretty.) It isn't easy to live a lie. (Man 4: Must... resist... urge to tidy up war zone...) (Man 5: Yo "Dan!" new issue of "Martha Stewart Living"!) But critics note that lots of women already serve in combat. (Man 6: Women soldiers can shoot civilians. Rob 'em too. But can they rape 'em?) (Man 6: We can provide equipment senator.)
TCL: “Oh, all right, but just this once: Did you know that in California there are men paying for support for children PROVED to not be theirs?”
I don’t know the specifics of the cases you mention so I can’t comment, but did you know that in California and elsewhere there are many times MORE men who aren’t paying for support for children PROVEN to be theirs?
I’m not saying that two wrongs make a right, or that the one mitigates the other. But if the system is unfair both the one way and the other, it might not suggest “justice” but it suggests “equality.”