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Pray, do tell

Get ready for an old equity debate to return to the spotlight in the wake of Obama’s State of the Union: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.  From the New York Times:

The policy of drumming gay men and lesbians out of the military is based on prejudice, not performance. Gay people serve openly and effectively in the armies of Britain, Israel, Australia and Canada.

This editorial focuses on the politics and the practicalities, but has the moral element of this debate been as definitively solved as it would seem?

-Sam

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  1. Kristol on “Don’t Ask” : The Public Philosopher on February 12th, 2010 10:51 am

    [...] a previous post Sam pondered whether the moral elements of the debate over “Don’t Ask, DontTell” were as decided as many liberal commentators seemed to assume. In [...]

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