tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post5123680221106596813..comments2024-02-21T17:03:05.861-08:00Comments on Petrelis Files: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08359712473083091475noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-12232262446246822822009-11-25T08:24:47.252-08:002009-11-25T08:24:47.252-08:00Same old story. Gay Inc. IS failing us.
The alte...Same old story. Gay Inc. IS failing us.<br /><br />The alternative is to honestly assess our struggle, fairly analyze ALL of our strategies and tactics and then CREATE A WINNING STRATEGY. Nothing should be continued simply because "that's the way we've always done it." Or, the much worse "we don't have a choice."<br /><br />We need new thinking, new ideas and new strategies. By default we keep doing the same things over and over. We keep getting mislead by elusive "political solutions" that still don't exist. We went through the same thing with Bill Clinton. We should have learned. Changing the "leader" wasn't enough. We have to change the game - we need to change the strategies.<br /><br />I suggest we start over. We must objectively analyze all our "favorite" tactics, we must tell the truth - no matter how painful or upsetting the consequences, and we must look for answers. Answers we can't see now, because we keep fooling ourselves with old ideas or we simply settle for the purported reality of "one of these days."<br />We need to "change." The goal needs to be "winning," not just playing.<br /><br />If our tattered and tired community actually believed we could WIN - it would change everything.<br /><br />After 40-50 years of the same tactics, with very limited results, we should understand the honest cynicism that exists. We keep losing. It will continue - unless we change.<br /><br />We gotta give 'em hope. Obama hope (or hype) wasn't enough. We need real hope.<br /><br />If we truly want equality, we must stop fighting and start creating. We must accept the responsibility of creating what we desire and stop betting on the false hopes of "politics" or the LGBT Rights "establishment." We must be able to answer "when" we will achieve our equality - a question HRC and the Democrats refuse to answer.<br /><br />We need to start over, benefiting (honestly and objectively) from the years of hard work and sacrifice by many, but also seeking new, innovative ideas.<br /><br />Our equality exists in the minds of our fellow citizens. We do nothing about that, except "wait." Many of us are tired of waiting and tired of losing. From that frustration we must find inspiration. We must figure out how to "win."<br /><br />That is the conversation we need. And, we need it yesterday.<br />You could begin by imagining the following:<br /><br />If our equality was being held hostage and the ransom was $1 billion - we would figure out how to pay for it, ALL of us would contribute. Knowing it actually existed or was a very real possibility would inspire us all. We don't have that now.<br /><br />We need an LGBT strategy and plan to WIN. Gay Inc. has had 30 years and $3 billion. It's time to change.AndrewWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374403697436652027noreply@blogger.com