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In reply to the discussion: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran President, Slams Homosexuality As An 'Ugly Behavior' [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)164. Very easy to accuse. Much more difficult to have an actual discussion. nt
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran President, Slams Homosexuality As An 'Ugly Behavior' [View all]
oberliner
Sep 2012
OP
You should start a thread about that then, instead of engaging in false comparisons and
MADem
Sep 2012
#55
perhaps the question of why these other leaders are not being interviewed on CNN
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#126
The more isolated and threatened the regime, the worse things are for normal people, including gays.
leveymg
Sep 2012
#84
The Iranian regime, whatever you may think of it, has a much broader base of support than any
leveymg
Sep 2012
#117
That's been the working consensus for a long time, which is why Hillary didn't push regime change
leveymg
Sep 2012
#142
ROFL. Same reason the US didn't hold a national referendum in 1955 on adopting Communism.
leveymg
Sep 2012
#149
Why don't we worry about our OWN human rights record first, Zippy?
self-realized sadge
Sep 2012
#106
Well said--I love the Iranian people, I just don't think much of their unfortunate dictatorship. nt
MADem
Sep 2012
#59
WTF??? "Imo, preventing another unecessery war is more important than lgbt rights in Iran."
MADem
Sep 2012
#58
That was an amazing statement. I had to read it three times to make sure I wasn't...
Bad_Ronald
Sep 2012
#141
Oberliner posts a lot on the I/P forum; that's why many of his posts relate to Israel
LeftishBrit
Sep 2012
#122
"Imo, preventing another unecessery war is more important than lgbt rights in Iran"
Bad_Ronald
Sep 2012
#139
I think it's an okay country (landscape/cities) with shitty ass stupid fundie government
snooper2
Sep 2012
#85
That is false, she said IF Iran nuked another nation, we'd respond without quarter.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#64
Do you have a quote from her? I don't. The other poster was lying about what she
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#79
I have your quote "she said IF Iran nuked another nation, we'd respond without quarter"
bahrbearian
Sep 2012
#83
I don't know, dear, I'm not talking about Israel as you want to for some reason
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#91
Start with specifics. If you condemn 'most' of the anti gay rhetoric, which parts do
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#75
Ah, so you still refuse to specify which parts of their rhetoric you agree with. Got it.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#92
The same 'leader' said much of the same stuff last time he came to the UN
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#78
Fail. The Americans pounding the war drum hold the same bigoted, anti- values as the Iranian leader.
Viking12
Sep 2012
#171
The American hawks want to invade Iran because its government persecutes gays?
LeftishBrit
Sep 2012
#189
"Frankly most if not all Muslims, Christians and Jews are against Homosexuality"
oberliner
Sep 2012
#45
well "lapsed and /or recovering" can have a very differnt meaning from atheist
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#158
Yes - and he ought to be rhetorically savaged as brutally as far RW Republicans
oberliner
Sep 2012
#48
Religious fundamentalists do sound a lot alike even when they hate each other as enemies.
pampango
Sep 2012
#70
All authoritarian extremists sound like that, regardless of where they are politically
slackmaster
Sep 2012
#71
I have read that homosexuality is prevalent in Islamic countries, especially among young males.
olegramps
Sep 2012
#95
Back in the 1980s I had a job with several gay male co-workers who had worked for EDS in Iran...
slackmaster
Sep 2012
#113
Tell me again why condemning this man's homophobia & bigotry is tantamount to advocating war with...
Bad_Ronald
Sep 2012
#120
The band who Rocked The Ayatollahs with Pink Floyd, Now Take On Romney With Simon and Garfunkel
BVM
Sep 2012
#127
He's just like the religious right in the U.S., except he is not constrained by the Consitution.
SunSeeker
Sep 2012
#128
Any other world leader makes these comments - and the reaction would be condemnation
oberliner
Sep 2012
#145
Did I somehow miss the bit in this thread that calls for bombing or invading Iran?
ButterflyBlood
Sep 2012
#186
If a leader of US/France/Canada/Germany/UK/Japan/ETC said this in an interview, it would
octothorpe
Sep 2012
#199