“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
According to Obama “The LGBT community deserves full equality, not just partial equality. Not just tolerance.” Now, the bullies at DOJ are leading a parade for which your attendance is mandatory.
In a chilling memo to DOJ staff, the Obama administration is warning managers that they’d better start embracing homosexuality–or else. The email, which a Justice employee leaked to Liberty Counsel, is a scary reminder of how far this administration will go to crush free speech and expression in America.
In advance of June, the DOJ is priming its staff for a four-week in-your-face “gay pride” celebration that demands, not only the participation of–but affirmation by– all staff. Based on this new directive, “LGBT Inclusion at Work: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Managers,” it’s no longer acceptable to be quiet or even neutral on homosexuality.
Among the helpful hints offered are:
- DO assume that LGBT employees and their allies are listening to what you’re saying (whether in a meeting or around the proverbial water cooler) and will read what you’re writing (whether in a casual email or in a formal document)” . . .
- DO talk in staff meetings about why diversity is important to you as a manager, and make it clear you define diversity to include both sexual orientation and gender identity. . . .
- DO provide explicit, verbal reassurance that advancement and development opportunities are based strictly on merit.
The fifth habit of highly effective managers? “Come out” as a “straight ally.”
One particular bit of advice, offered under the heading, “Know How to Respond If an Employee Comes Out to You,” seems to summarize the thrust of the whole brochure: “DON’T judge or remain silent. Silence will be interpreted as disapproval.”
Even criminals have the right to be silent – as long as they aren’t employed at the DOJ.
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” Harry Truman
