Russia adds 'LGBT movement' to list of extremist and terrorist organisations.
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Somehow, I have a difficult time placing Putin's regime in line with the political strategies of Tsar Alexander 1 of Russia (i.e. the Bible-reading Tsar who routed Napoleon).
......... it's a known fact that Russian leadership has had a history of wanting to contrast themselves with everyone else in the West. So, I'm not surprised.
What I wish I could assume this means is that Russia has finally given up on Marxist and Leninst influences in its underlying political ideology. But I'm not holding my breath on that.
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This is not dissimilar to the Southern Strategy in the USA. Make a big song and dance about how ‘anti’ of some group you are and watch the support boom.
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Being ant-gay has replaced anti-communism as the fig leaf tyrants can drape themselves with.
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They may understand how insidious this movement is and how well organized. My church in the UK is currently voting on whether to bless same-sex relationships and the pressure is coming both from above, from a compromised hierarchy, and also from more liberal members of the congregation. Free-will choices need to be respected however strange people's lifestyles, anyone can also receive a blessing, but a blessing affirming a sin is a different matter and in fact, it is blasphemous. Many of the former congregants of my home church are now moving to more conservative churches elsewhere.
Of course, being right on one thing does not justify the other stuff.
- A concentration of unearned power and wealth in the hands of corrupt oligarchs.
- An invasion of a sovereign neighbor on a fabricated premise and a stubborn refusal to stop sending Russians to die in a war they cannot win.
- The persecution of conservative Christian groups who refuse to come under the umbrella of Russian Orthodoxy.
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I think it more the fig leaf (that) tyrants can drape themselves with to hide their shameful activities. That is to say that tyrants will often glom onto something that they know a sub section of society dislikes e.g. non whites, gays, immigrants, atheists etc and use that to get that sub section to 'hold their nose' and support the tyrants.
So we see Mr Putin becomes rabidly anti gay because he knows many people will overlook his abhorrent actions if they can persecute (in this example) the gaywise.
And we see Mr Trump shilling Bibles because many Christians will likewise 'hold their nose' and vote for him. We also see him claiming to be devout but unable to name a Bible verse her favours.
So we see the fig leaf of the tyrant is what they hide behind and use as a shield for their shame.
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Good for them. Also known as the "Alphabet mafia", the LGBT movement is, in its most militant forms, indeed a terrorist organization. The primary victims are kids.
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