
May 8,2017
PJ Blogger
Ridgewood NJ, in a recent editorial Alfred P. Doblin , NorthJersey media , ( https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/columnists/alfred-doblin/2017/05/07/doblin-its-2017-fly-pride-flag-ridgewood/311938001/ ) attempted to bully the Village council into hanging the “gay pride flag” over the village hall to prove we are an inclusive community .
Mr. Doblin in Ridgewood we are all Americans and the American flag is highest form of inclusion the world has ever known. Sorry if you dont like the American flag .In Ridgewood we are not defined by our race , creed or sexual preferences . Nor are we segregated by it .We are defined by our willingness in invest our energy and debate for our community . We don’t always agree on things , but in the end all the acrimony amounts to the fact that people really care about where they live .
In Ridgewood no one needs to prove anything to anyone , if you want to fly the “pride flag” in your front yard your more than welcome to do so . You see in Ridgewood we respect peoples choices , even if we may or may not agree with them.
However I do take special issue in using a child’s painful suicide as a lame attempt to manipulate pubic opinion . While some would suggest it is desperately “sick” , I will assume you are sadly misguided.
Instead of the focus on flag flying and calling people cowards or racists I would suggest a change in editorial policy for Bergen Record . If you really want to help the gay community, perhaps embracing a more aggressive vetting of refugees, might avoid more instances like the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, or the San Bernardino shooting. It would also lift suspicions off of people legitimately coming to our shores in hopes of making a better life.
Or better yet if your looking to raise flags ,there are many Mosques in New Jersey that should as you have suggested for Ridgewood prove they are “inclusive”, and unfurl the rainbow flag right in front of their welcoming doors .