Sometimes I question whether the internet’s upsides — its ability to disseminate information, facilitate collaboration, and connect people across continents — are outweighed by its downsides. It’s a question I’ve been pondering a lot recently as I’ve watched an array of liberal bloggers demonize an Army veteran, Joe Rehyansky, for something he didn’t actually say.
Last week, The Daily Caller published an article by Rehyansky entitled, “Don’t hint, don’t wink: an immodest proposal.” In the article, Rehyansky argues that lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the US military but gay men should not. He concludes with a sarcastic comment (since removed) saying that if lesbians were allowed in the military, male GIs would be able to turn them straight — or, in Rehyansky’s words, “convert them into the mainstream.”
