Bongo ~

When people post anonymously to hook up or whatever they want to do, there is always the risk of public exposure if one of the parties decides to out the other person. That is an assumed risk. Nice try Bongo. That is not the issue here.

The issue that you are skirting is the fact that millions of people use the internet to chat, meet, hook up, find dates, and on and on. Many of them value its privacy and anonymity. Privacy and anonymity are most particularly cherished by gay people who are often hounded for their sex lives. They are threatened with exposure, blackmail or petty gossip on a daily basis.

We do know, for example, that you post to this site anonymously for those very same exact reasons. You don't want your real identity known to the public. But, once you post an ad to meet someone, you always exposure yourself to the risk of public disclosure.

But, that is okay if you want to believe that Signorile's representations are truth. Does it really matter since the end result (political) always justifies any means to achieve that result.

Given the fact that Signorile has not denied or responded to Sullivan's assertion that he (Signorile) threatened to publicly expose Sullivan two weeks ago, we must conclude Sullivan is correct. This was the same standard you subscribed to before Sullivan published his side of the story on his website yesterday. Signorile hasn't denied he made the threat to Sullivan over the internet before he published his LGNY gossip. Does Signorile's silence mean Sullivan is correct in his assertion that Signorile did in fact make the threat? Turn about is fairplay.

Stay tuned for Signorile's denial of the threat he made to Sullivan. Since Sullivan wrote yesterday that Signorile did in fact threaten him with public exposure before Signorile wrote his story for LGNY, we will finally see Signorile unmasked by his own hypocrisy and perfidy.

You really don't think a prominent writer such as Andrew Sullivan is going to make an assertion publicly and not be able to defend that assertion with proof?

Signorile's silence on Sullivan's assertion he was threatened by Signorile with public exposure will become the rope that hangs Signorile for political blackmail and intimidation. Once Signorile becomes the story for the political blackmail and intimidation tactic he attempted in silencing the voice of Andrew Sullivan, the various Gay media outlets will have a field day with it. These things have a way of backfiring on people like Signorile who would use political blackmail and intimidation to silence someone they disfavor for their political views. This is McCarthyism pure and simple.
Any other pretense is totally ludicrous.

And to think I didn't have to
red-bait Bongo to admit the obvious---The end justifies the means. I just wish Bongo had the courage to admit he subscribes to that theory.Or, Bongo could emphatically state he abhors that theory. Care to take the challenge Bongo? Will you rise to the challenge and publicly reject the theory of

The end political result always justifies any means to achieve that result?

[ June 01, 2001: Message edited by: SunDawg ]