becoming invisible

I remember hearing stories from survivors of the Holocaust, especially those living in Berlin during the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi's, who as Jews said loudly and proudly, we are German's first Berliner's second and at the least Jews. The news of Hitler's attempt to reign in Jews from across Europe were whispered in family gatherings but Berliners who happened to be Jews had little to fear so they told themselves. Some of the upper class Jews were able to tune out the distortion of reality, thinking they were not like the other Jews of Europe, they were Berliner's.

The Jews of Berlin swore that the kind of Jews they were, the kind of German beliefs they had, their participation in German government would surely set them a part from any other Jews.

GOProud is a very conservative group of Gays and Lesbians. GOProud's mission is to represent gay conservatives and their allies, emphasizing conservative principles such as limited government, individual liberty, and national defense over what are usually considered bedrock issues of gay politics such as same-sex marriage, criminalizing targeted violence against gays and lesbians, and recognition of sexual orientation as a protected civil rights class.(wikipedia)

GOProud believes that they too are like the Conservatives in the Republican party. If they, GOProud, let smaller government, play out then by all means individual liberties will reign supreme and the mere fact that they as Gays practicing Conservative principles, then no one will notice they are Gays or Lesbians.

We are not different, say those who have been identified by the majority as being different. We are like you and to be like you we will, well, we will change our perceived identity so you like us. We can do with less rights or freedoms or choices for us because we want to be like you. Please like me, please accept me, please save me.

Lots of Orthodox Jews relate in principle to the evangelical Christians. They define marriage as a union solely owned by opposite sex couples, they consider homosexuality a scourge on Gods intentions, and they would rather kick their kids out of their own home if in fact they had the "balls" to come out. The Orthodox Jews like the Evangelical Christians think that punishing and hating their homo kids promotes a God like parenthood. The Orthodox Jews vote as the Evangelical on most issues of parenting and gay stuff.

Lots of Orthodox Jews appreciate the love for the state of Israel by their "goyem" brethren and know that when it comes to politics as long as the Evangelicals promote the existence of Israel life will be good in the U.S. The Christians believe in Jesus but they also believe in the Jewish homeland. They believe in the Jewish homeland so much that the Evangelicals want all the Jews in the world to move, to live, to become citizens of the State of Israel. And when all the Jews become citizens of the State of Israel then the Rapture can begin bringing the second coming of Christ, and once and for all finally we can rid the world of those Jesus denying Jews.

I happen to be Jewish, I happen to be Gay, I happen to have a great love for people who happen to be Jews and happen to be Gay. I want no more nor no less out of life then those who don't happen to be Jewish or Gay. I want freedoms, liberties and the pursuit of happiness the million of Americans are entitled to who happen not to be Jewish or Gay. I don't want special favors to win the favor of those who identify themselves differently then me. I don't want to pretend that there is a greater good then the good that should come my way in 2011 in America. And I don't want to see people like act in such self loathing manners.

When do we learn from history that appeasing others so they can pretend to like us makes little to no sense. Once we let others define our identity, ignore our identity we become invisible and then missing.