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In reply to the discussion: Video Depicts Horrific Attack on Gay Man in Russia [View all]ocpagu
(1,954 posts)124. Again, nothing but name calling. n/t
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Russian clergy have been known to participate in some of these. That's what I
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#3
Since they're not going to, I'm boycotting the Olympics and their sponsors.
backscatter712
Sep 2013
#21
Using a photo of hanged gay men in IRAN to try & make President Obama look worse than Putin is SICK!
Turborama
Sep 2013
#131
The Russian people are not happy with Putin's encouraging of this stuff.
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2013
#19
Because hate crimes are exclusive to Russia and Putin should be made responsible for all of them.
ocpagu
Sep 2013
#25
That's ridiculous. Crimes happen against all people everywhere.That is a completely irrelevant point
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#143
The biases generally stop being subtle once it involves international politics
Posteritatis
Sep 2013
#68
Saudi excesses do come up here. They don't get defended nearly as actively as Russian ones do. (nt)
Posteritatis
Sep 2013
#82
Thankfully we have non-gay people to tell us this is all really about something else.
Behind the Aegis
Sep 2013
#90
Just asked Mrs. Junkdrawer(a BIG gay rights friend for the 22 yrs. I've known her):
Junkdrawer
Sep 2013
#87
Putin's thug-dictatorship has laws on the books that make it "OK" to hate on gays.
MADem
Sep 2013
#52
Oh, so it's not okay to hate on them, just to proscribe their activities and existence. Got it. (nt)
Posteritatis
Sep 2013
#63
Yeah, some people here seem chronically unable to get away from "my side-your side" type thinking.
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2013
#78
I'm not an expert on Russia, by any means. Still I think there has been some anti-Democratic moves
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2013
#112
Impartial international observers gave mixed reviews to the last Russian presidential election.
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#134
Yes, a classic case of trollish thread derailment. And for the purpose of bigot apologia no less.
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#144
Saudi Arabia isn't hosting the world--including the Big Gay World--for the Olympics next year.
MADem
Sep 2013
#130
There are countries that do include sexual orientation as a reason for asylum.
Behind the Aegis
Sep 2013
#80
I hate to admit that I hadn't been paying much attention to the Olympics thing...
Violet_Crumble
Sep 2013
#123
It needs to call for boycott OF the IOC, whose history is vicious and dank
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#116
I doubt Russia will ever get over Stalin killing off most of the smart people that lived there. nt
Zorra
Sep 2013
#139
It's worse than that. He's deliberately using this to increase his power and prestige.
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#145