Bahrain er jo ikke et stort land, og vi har nu efter halvandet år nok set, hvad der er at se. Når vi ikke kan køre ud i det blå på Bahrain, så er det jo rart, at vi kan sejle.

Mens Danmark er i flammer, er alt roligt i Bahrain. Der er stadig Arla på hylderne og udover et par hundrede aktivister på gaden forleden, er der ikke sket noget. Den anden Muhammedkrise lader vente på sig.

Her i smørhullet (af Lurpak naturligvis) er der dog andre ting på agendaen, andet der truer freden; nemlig horderne af bøsser, der åbentbart vælter ind i landet. Den 14. februar stod følgende i Gulf Daily News:

Gays to face new clamp
A NATIONWIDE crackdown on homosexuals could be launched in Bahrain, including tougher immigration checks to stop foreign gays entering the country. It would include a study to determine how widespread homosexuality is in Bahrain. Parliament's foreign affairs, defence and national security committee has already backed the proposal, which would force the government to carry out the study. (...)

It is in response to what MPs see as Bahrain's growing gay problem and foreigners found to be gay face deportation, said committee secretary Jalal Fairooz. (...) "The Interior Ministry has told us that it already bans suspected homosexuals as they try entering the country from Bahrain International Airport," said committee secretary Jalal Fairooz. However, he claimed the ministry said homosexuals pretend not to be gay by posing "manly" until they make it past immigration. "They look manly as they come to the airport, but when they get in they return back to their unaccepted homosexual attitude," said Mr Fairooz. (...)

He described gays as "dangerous" and a "threat to our society and Islamic values". "That's why the proposal asks the government to come up with a study on the problem and eliminate it before it increases and becomes hard to control, as more gays enter the country," he added. (...)The proposal will now be listed for discussion by parliament's general-secretariat.

Dette er et meget typisk eksempel på, hvordan vores lokale parliament arbejder. Problemet er bare, at denne slags diskussioner finder støtte i Bahrain. Dette læserbrev er fra i dag:

Lifestyle unnatural
(...)Gay advocates often portray the homosexual lifestyle and relationships as happy, healthy, and stable when in fact there are very high rates of sexual promiscuity among the homosexual population with short duration of even "committed" relationships. (...)

There is no scientific evidence to confirm homosexual activity a normal behaviour. It is neither an entirely innate condition nor is it unchangeable. The so-called "gay gene" has never been found. As natural law implies, sexual orientation does not constitute a quality comparable to race, ethnicity, gender or age in respect to non-discrimination. (...)

Caesar Augustus, a pagan, sought to strengthen Roman society by outlawing adultery and sodomy and by encouraging traditional marriage and procreation He understood the importance of public morality. Emperor Augustus saw this, but it was too late to overcome the sexual licence of the late Roman Republic. This was the real reason why it collapsed. I pray that Bahrain does not end up suffering the same fate.
Paul Kokoski.

Nu er der jo skrevet tusindvis af bøger om romerrigets fald. Jeg fik da vist også selv forfattet en lille opgave herom under min studietid, men det glæder mig, at denne Paul Kokoski har den endelige løsning. Hvor de fleste historikere ville pege på folkevandringerne, befolkningsnedgang og manglende ledelse og stabilitet, skal årsagen findes i Romernes sexuelle udfoldelser. Måske var det ikke horder af barbarer, der væltede ind over Romerrigets grænser, men horder af bøsser?