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There are ships named after Ronald Reagan as well as both Georges Bush.

Yeah, but they were straight, so it's fine.

Naming a Navy ship after a gay man clearly signals the end of the Republic.

I said it was the politicization of our armed forces, and it is.

The purpose of the armed forces is the violent application of political will - they've never been apolitical.

Naming a ship after Harvey Milk is no more or less a politicization of the armed forces than naming one after Dwight Eisenhower.

Um... Those two were Presidents. Harvey milk was on a city board of supervisors. Big difference.