That was well put, and I understand the disclaimer - I'll even add my own disclaimer retroactively -- I don't hate gay people... I just see it as suboptimal, and promoting it is unjustifiable. That's why the flag basically compelled me to speak up. I don't seek to cure gays - I seek to address the underlying cause than manifests the effect. Address the cause, and the effect will sort itself out. And in that context, I would prefer compassion towards them, even if their choices are wrong.

What are your thoughts on Feudalism? I am basically coming around to the opinion that Feudalism is actually the only "just" arrangement of a state. I don't mean serfs - contractual work is a detail that can be adjusted as needed. But Feudalism is the simple concept that fealty is a limited obligation, and the king and the vassal both have duties to each other, and one of its conditions is that the vassal's property must never be stolen.