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In reply to the discussion: 47,000 people, George Takei sign petition to move Sochi Olympics to Vancouver [View all]dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)12. "maintain their ignorance"
Maybe easier said than done. The vote in the Duma was c. 240 for and only one against which is said to be reflection of approx. 75% Russia's pop. of 143 million being homophobic i.e the politicians wanted to keep the seats given to them by their electorate.
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47,000 people, George Takei sign petition to move Sochi Olympics to Vancouver [View all]
SunSeeker
Aug 2013
OP
Turin held the winter Olympics in 2006. Do the facilities need to be more modern than that?
tammywammy
Aug 2013
#62
He'd fit right in with the majority segment of the House of Representatives, dontcha think?
Myrina
Aug 2013
#26
If the IOC doesn't move it, then the athletes should go and speak out if they want.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#10
There's "policies we don't like" and there's "effectively legislating new pogroms." (nt)
Posteritatis
Aug 2013
#49
Looks to me like the fools who attacked the gay rights demonstraters were arrested.
another_liberal
Aug 2013
#50
A law banning on "propaganda of nontraditional sexual orientation” is neither official nor discrimin
LanternWaste
Aug 2013
#60
If they do succeed in getting the Winter Olympics moved to British Columbia . . .
another_liberal
Aug 2013
#42
Sorry but the IOC responds to only 3 things- money, cocaine, and hookers - ask Mitt Romney
underpants
Aug 2013
#47