An Unavoidable Comparison

On Orwell's ANIMAL FARM, the pigs were a little more equal than the other animals. With SB 199 and other measures, civil rights elitists of Montana's Animal Farm are pushing to establish another minority's preferential treatment under law. It seems hate crimes, as reprehensible as they are, become even more heinous when directed against members of that minority. That being the case, we must assume that an actual weakness or disability justifies such privileged legal protection ... perhaps something on the order of, dare I say it, limp wrists? Of course all sensitive, open minded readers have by now summarily pronounced judgment on my offensive, "homophobic" rant. As their righteous judgment is final, I may as well accept my sentence and join the white supremacists on that putrid, dung heap of hate. Perhaps, however, they will hold off their mortal shower of stones until they decide which of their number is innocent of stereotyping and otherwise making light of those with whom they disagree. But before my execution, I wish to claim my right to a last wish, if not a last meal of barbecued pork. I wish that both sides of the legislative aisle would, rather than constantly bashing the opposition for stonewalling based on political and ideological bias, open their eyes and confess their own sin of arbitrary stubbornness. Then, with the soul-cleansing complete, perhaps they would actually try listening to and understanding "those people." Stranger things have happened--or not.