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Oligarchs, Facists and the People's Protest in Ukraine (Original Post) snappyturtle Mar 2014 OP
The Putin regime has zero credibility when complaining about "fascists" MNBrewer Mar 2014 #1
Exactly. It's sickening that anyone believes the tired rationales of a brazen Russian dictator uhnope Mar 2014 #4
The US no longer swilton Mar 2014 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author MNBrewer Mar 2014 #6
That is such a painful picture to see, MNBrewer. sheshe2 Mar 2014 #7
Good segment swilton Mar 2014 #2
Here's Derek Monroe's article on Truthout that was mentioned in the video: snappyturtle Mar 2014 #3

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)
1. The Putin regime has zero credibility when complaining about "fascists"
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 12:28 PM
Mar 2014

Putin's own brand of brownshirts and State Police are running roughshod over portions of the Russian population who don't conform to Russian Orthodox Church standards or who oppose his tyrannical rule.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/01/30/gay_russia_under_putin_brutal_bloody_and_horrifying.html

 

swilton

(5,069 posts)
5. The US no longer
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 09:10 PM
Mar 2014

can claim the moral authority (if it ever could) to lecture other countries about their domestic issues....Many states within the US discriminate against LGBT as much as Russia.

Response to swilton (Reply #5)

sheshe2

(83,334 posts)
7. That is such a painful picture to see, MNBrewer.
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 11:06 PM
Mar 2014
By putting the government’s stamp of approval on rampant Russian homophobia, Putin effectively declared open season on gay people. As the Harvard study notes, violence against gays in Russia isn’t considered violence at all; rather, it’s thought of as a way for young males to prove their own heterosexuality—while simultaneously cleansing society of an aberrant, pedophilic community.


A way to prove a young males own heterosexuality? They are that insecure that they need to bully and beat on someone different than they are? Dear Gawd, that's the way they want to cleanse society? I think they need to take a long look in the mirror!
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