Russia - Gay Rights - Sochi Olympics Megathread

[The Archregimancy]

ModEdit: After Regnum Dominae brought to my attention just how many threads we'd had on this topic over the last month, I've merged almost all of the recent threads on Russia, gay rights, and the Sochi Olympics into a single megathread. This is not a general megathread for any discussion of Russian politics, but rather for discussion of any intersection of the latter three topics.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/2 ... 35803.html

The police were reportedly looking for minors at the meeting, according to Gazeta, but found none. They did, however, discover a 17-year-old in the film footage. The teen had told the crew he was 18 years old at the time of his interview, according to the report. Police were able to keep the Dutch tourists under the "homosexual propaganda" law.

The anti-gay legislation, which was signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 30, stigmatizes gay people and bans anyone from giving children information on homosexuality. Earlier this month, it was announced tourists would be subjected to the same fines and sentences as residents if found in violation of the "gay propaganda" law. Foreigners can be jailed up to 14 days.

A law-abiding group, acting in good faith and doing nothing wrong is arrested because Czar Putin thinks gays are icky. Nice.

[Ashmoria]

nooooo its against the law in russia to be pro-gay. its not an arbitrary thing on putin's part. they all agreed to it.

its a good reason to not go to russia while this law is on the books.

[The Serbian Empire]

It's Russia, don't mess with Mother Russia or Putin.

[Blasveck]

It's Putin. He's like Stalin except without all the crazy murdering ideas. *nods*

[Nationalist State of Knox]

What's Putin's objection to homosexuality?

[Neoconstantius]

What's Putin's objection to homosexuality?

Religious.

[Nationalist State of Knox]

What's Putin's objection to homosexuality?

Religious.

Bloody typical.

[Unicario]

What's Putin's objection to homosexuality?

Russia became Orthodox Theocracy-on-steroids since 2000.

[Oneracon]

What's Putin's objection to homosexuality?

Nothing really, he's just using teh gheys as a distraction for his failing policies and poor leadership. Plus he can get the Church on his side, and the only people opposed will be the left (who are his usual scapegoats anyways).

[Tyriece]

It's Putin. He's like Stalin except without all the crazy murdering ideas. *nods*

At lest not yet.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Russia: The Last Actually Authoritarian Mainly-Civilised Nation on Earth

I love you, Putin nohomo

[West Faristan2]

What's Putin's objection to homosexuality?

Religious.

So he is another one of those MA RELIJIN SEZ types.

[The Serbian Empire]

What's Putin's objection to homosexuality?

Nothing really, he's just using teh gheys as a distraction for his failing policies and poor leadership. Plus he can get the Church on his side, and the only people opposed will be the left (who are his usual scapegoats anyways).

It's not that Russian policies are failing as much as they aren't improving as fast as originally promised.

[Oneracon]

Religious.

So he is another one of those MA RELIJIN SEZ types.

No, he's just a good strategist. He could care less about the church, he just wants the voters.

[San Splendido]

Russia: The Last Actually Authoritarian Mainly-Civilised Nation on Earth

I love you, Putin nohomo

It's exactly types like you moves like this are supposed to appeal to: People who do not care if someone is a tyrant, as long as he is sufficiently MANLY.

[Nationalist State of Knox]

What's Putin's objection to homosexuality?

Nothing really, he's just using teh gheys as a distraction for his failing policies and poor leadership. Plus he can get the Church on his side, and the only people opposed will be the left (who are his usual scapegoats anyways).

It's time for Gorbachev to act. *nods*

[Ifreann]

What's Putin's objection to homosexuality?

He wants to maintain a monopoly on the manlove.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

So he is another one of those MA RELIJIN SEZ types.

No, he's just a good strategist. He could care less about the church, he just wants the voters.

Putin no need voters

Putin win when no one vote for either candidate

because Putin Putin

MOTHER RUSSIA

[Oneracon]

No, he's just a good strategist. He could care less about the church, he just wants the voters.

Putin no need voters

Putin win when no one vote for either candidate

because Putin Putin

MOTHER RUSSIA

Very true actually, despots don't need votes.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

It's exactly types like you moves like this are supposed to appeal to: People who do not care if someone is a tyrant, as long as he is sufficiently MANLY.

Yep. Entirely true. Putin's entire personality and aura makes me support him as a leader.

Not that I care about "MUH LIBERTIEESSS." Freedom is overrated and rights are a construct of the State.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Putin no need voters

Putin win when no one vote for either candidate

because Putin Putin

MOTHER RUSSIA

Very true actually, despots don't need votes.

I fully support his way of doing things (assuming they actually have rigged an election or two, and it isn't just anti-Putin propaganda or speculation). You keep the other world governments happy by appearing all democratic and freedumb-luvin, but are able to keep control of your own fickle public with an iron fist.

[Ifreann]

It's exactly types like you moves like this are supposed to appeal to: People who do not care if someone is a tyrant, as long as he is sufficiently MANLY.

Yep. Entirely true. Putin's entire personality and aura makes me support him as a leader.

Not that I care about "MUH LIBERTIEESSS." Freedom is overrated and rights are a construct of the State.

Putin's firm, muscular buttocks turned me gay authoritarian.

[The Serbian Empire]

So he is another one of those MA RELIJIN SEZ types.

No, he's just a good strategist. He could care less about the church, he just wants the voters.

If the GOP suddenly becomes favorable to gay marriage that would likely be the same reason as Putin doing what he's doing in Russia. It's all about the votes.

[Nationalist State of Knox]

Freedom is overrated

You'd probably retract that statement if someone were to take away your freedoms.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Yep. Entirely true. Putin's entire personality and aura makes me support him as a leader.

Not that I care about "MUH LIBERTIEESSS." Freedom is overrated and rights are a construct of the State.

Putin's firm, muscular buttocks turned me gay authoritarian.

"I WILL RULE THE MOTHERLAND WITH AN IRON ASS"