JohnBisceglia's Comments (467)

“"Remember the bully in school? Whom did he or she pick on? I can guarantee the bully did not pick on the person who did not allow him or herself to be picked on." - from "You Teach People How To Treat You" by James J. Mapes, Ph.D.

Applying this to the Q community (a "community" whose makeup is too diverse to ever achieve a UNIFIED FRONT), it seems we have TAUGHT our neighbors and government these lessons about us:

* Our most beloved family member's and children's rights are so questionable that we will enable government to allow society to VOTE "for" or "against" our family's safety and security. Vote on our LEGAL WORTH. Victimhood Embraced.

* We don't REALLY think we deserve these rights RIGHT NOW, because who in their right mind would merely "protest" this injustice day in and day out for 10, 20, 30 years instead of TAX REVOLTING against it.

* We think rights are "won" in campaigns. A prize. A game of luck where we hope for the best, INSTEAD of revolting and letting society know that, "There is NO WAY IN HELL you will vote against my family's well-being. NO F***ING WAY - PERIOD."

Well, those WITH their full citizenship and rights can pay my taxes!”

“Uhhhh.....because we are talking about MARRIAGE (i.e. - 2 people/souls joined in union). We're not talking about unicorns, monsters, or Tupperware.

MARRIAGE.”

“A devil's advocate would point out how the masses speculate that EVERYONE they see in life and on screen is heterosexual (my pet peeve).”

“No, you meant other B words:

Bigoted, Bible-Belt, Back-*sswards Bullies......etc.”

“If only we could get back the 8 years of potential progress that were hijacked by the BUSH-CHENEY corporation; we could be WITH the rest of the world instead of trailing behind like the arrogant kid who refuses to listen and learn in class, then wonders why they are left behind.”

“Uhh - many of us STOPPED paying taxes long ago.”

“It is a well-known fact that God created gay people so we would take care of all of the children the heterosexuals have abandoned in orphanages and foster homes.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE - including the gay ones!

Non-parent gays were created by God to lead church choirs and keep Home Depot in business.”

“"Here you have two of our nation's most stalwart liberal states with its largest population concentrations of gay and lesbian citizens and yet the electorate and local government voted to deny fellow taxpaying Americans their civil rights." ----

ADD TO THAT --- and it is stunning that we have past and present MAYORS of some of America's largest cities - UNABLE to marry the person they love in the cities where they reside, pay taxes, and ..... are freakin' mayors of...(!!). The gay tax revolt grows...”

“Perhaps New York and other states will re-consider excluding the Q community from civil law when more and more of us RESIST taxation (BTW - it's already happening quietly across the country).

NEW RULE = Exclude our families? Exclude our taxes.

Protest Ideas for a Tax Revolt - http://gaytaxprotest.blogspot.com/2008/11/as-good-as-it-gets.html”

“Hey, I'm glad when anyone is pro-equality !! But remember that tax revolt is not just about trying to produce a result, it's also about each individual refusing to be taxed by a government that abuses him or her. When government exclusion and discrimination causes extreme financial loss, it's impossible to comply - at least that's my position. More here for anyone who cares:

http://gaytaxprotest.blogspot.com/2008/08/civil-disobedience.html”

“Yep.

And it seems that rapists (convicted, or the MANY un-reported still walking free) also have the priviledge of marrying the person they love, or use, or abuse.

When I see an antacid ad where the bride brags about her 2nd marriage - things are AFU. (GOD, you straight people push marriage down our throats every chance you get on TV. Do a reality check and keep track of every mention of "marriage-husband-wife-married-wedding-anniversary" AD NAUSEUM)”

“YES! - Do we need to harm these people in the same way that their vote harms us? (hypothetical, folks)

Perhaps if they could lose their homes, pensions, sense of security, money, and even children, or making sure their spouss die alone and isolated. THAT WOULD BE JUSTICE.”

“What is already common place - I have know MANY gays and lesbians who have married each other in order to keep one of their same sex partners in the country and avoid having them deported. Stupid U.S. laws make them have to do this.”

“Some gays may still want to try to reason with the unreasonable within a broken government, but for those who think they owe the U.S. and its taxpayers NOTHING until equal, check out:

How to withdraw consent from the state - posted by Wendy McElroy:
http://www.wendymcelroy.com/print.php?item.2767.7”

“Anyone who lumps a gay tax revolt with the tea baggers is a misguided fool.

GAYS have a right to resist taxation when we are denied rights are excluded from legal protections - hardly a claim the tea baggers have!

Despite how we say have a "separation" of church and state - that's a sick joke. The fact that religion even comes UP in conversations about civil rights is VERY UN-American and inappropriate.”

“Luckily she can afford to move. Many cannot. But more and more LGBTQ Americans are discussing tax revolt and/or are silently dropping out of the tax base. Perhaps by April 15th many more may just decide to join the underground economy and let those WITH their Precious American Constitutional Rights to PAY TAXES FROM NOW ON!”

“Enough with this moral bickering - We already KNOW that the religious right is horribly misguided and wrong about same sex love - why engage those without the ability to think and reason?

If you want to get this government's attention, stop feeding the abuser. TAX REVOLT. NOW.

Think STONEWALL, but NATIONWIDE. Let the theocrats pay for their theocracy.”

“LOL - That's already started.......shhhh!”

“The fact that killers and animal abusers have the right to civil marriage while thousands of LGBT families with children are denied this basic right is THE ABOMINATION OF THE CENTURY.

I do hope this little girl gets to grow up, fall in love, and marry the woman (or man) or her dreams one day!”

“Maybe Saint Peter wouldn't have been stoned to death if he wasn't trying to FORCE his religion down other people's throats. Hmmm?”

“YES! - Take time to share with the girl how wonderful it is that, in her state - ALL SOULS ARE EQUAL, regardless of being a boy or a girl. And give her a BIG hug!”

“Marriage IN-equality is Government-Approved CHILD ABUSE. When a child is prevented from seeing their dying mother because "she's not REALLY family" - that is PURE EVIL. When children walk to school and see yard signs that promote HARMING their family through ballot box terrorism, that is evil. I'm waiting for the day when a doctor or nurse gets a bullet through the head or strangled because they were inhuman enough to prevent a family from being together during one of the most devastating times a family could ever experience.”

“We also need more LGBTQ Black, Asian, and Latinos to COME OUT. Most of us can make a long list of "out" Whites, but the lists get quite a bit shorter for most other races.”

“LOL - Yes, this boy is our FIERCE ADVOCATE!”

“"Catholic Church Threatens To Starve The Homeless To Prove a Point"”