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Originally posted by ERagerz
reply to post by kaylaluv
I could have sworn that I said "and the distinctly freer more open society" by way of a comparison between the two forms of government.
By your response it would seems that you are intentionally distorting what I said.
If not - then please tell us what you meant. Thank you.
edit on 7-8-2013 by ERagerz because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by kaylaluv
Originally posted by ERagerz
reply to post by kaylaluv
I could have sworn that I said "and the distinctly freer more open society" by way of a comparison between the two forms of government.
By your response it would seems that you are intentionally distorting what I said.
If not - then please tell us what you meant. Thank you.
Russia is NOT a distinctly freer more open society. Period.
Seems to me that what Obamanation is doing to post Constitutional America is looking very much like a direct copy of what Hitler accomplished from 1932 - 1945 under Nazi rule.
As for what sometimes appears to be pro- Soviet support lately - what you are seeing is a comparison of two evils; of two evil heads of state, and Putin comes out on top every time when put against Obamanation's dictatorial police state agenda. Obama also turns out to be a rabid Marxist whereas Putin has pretty much abandoned Marxist/Leninist strategies of domination and subjugation of the people and has taken up a much more conciliatory political posture.
In other words, we 'true patriotic Americans' are astounded at the reversal of fortune that we are now witnessing wherein Russia has become more free than America..............so that's what you are seeing happening. Not necessarily praise of Putin so much as a total condemnation of the Obamanation -- and rightfully so.
Originally posted by ERagerz
reply to post by ERagerz
Continuing an earlier post...........wherein I was characterizing some significant cultural and social distinctions/differences between the Obamanation, and the distinctly freer more open society promoted by President Vladimir Putin - one actively promotes and encourages bizarre sexual behavior amongst the citizenry, and the other condemns it. One endorses - from a position of authority - the barbaric practices of abortion, (partial birth and otherwise), and infanticide while the other condemns it as uncivilized.
Originally posted by ObservingYou
I'm concerned about threads like this, which are equally uninformed.
Russia, like America, is divided into two factions.
Those being 'Bolshevik/Zionist' and those of the Orthodox Christians.
I think you'll find the 'internment' camps popping up in the US and Russia are created by the Zionist parties, whilst the 'Anti-Gay' laws are being proposed by the Christians.
I'm generaly Pro-Gay rights...However, having said that, if we keep pushing the Gay 'agenda' (which has been in play for the last 20 years)... The generations that follow will believe that 'Gay' is the new 'straight'.
Are none of you concerned about the natural laws of nature and procreation? I am.
Whatever,.
Originally posted by Superhans
Im still liking this idea of a place where homosexuals are not allowed to spread propaganda. Im really looking forward to visiting.
Originally posted by kaylaluv
Originally posted by Superhans
Im still liking this idea of a place where homosexuals are not allowed to spread propaganda. Im really looking forward to visiting.
Looking forward to you leaving. Buh-bye.
Originally posted by Superhans
Im still liking this idea of a place where homosexuals are not allowed to spread propaganda. Im really looking forward to visiting.
Originally posted by shells4u
reply to post by Rocker2013
I am neither pro nor con for Russia, but we pulled the same stunt in the USA during WW 2...We had Japanese-internment camps...Whats that old saying...When you live in a glass house you shouldn't throw stones...
Originally posted by Garkiniss
The difference being, we were at war with the Japanese at the time.
As far as I know, there is no gay nation, no gay military, no gay spies spying
to feed a gay agenda, no gay threat to any nation's security.
Originally posted by Rocker2013
I know there is a lot of pro-Russia sentiment on ATS, and I have long believed that this is not a black and white issue. I am sick of seeing people here supporting one side and ignoring their abuses because of their stance against a common enemy.
In recent months there has been a rise in this pro-Russia position on the forums, with people willfully ignoring negative aspects of Russia just because they have assisted Snowden. The assistance Russia has given Snowden does not automatically absolve the Russian government of all wrongdoing, and this thread should hammer that home to many here.
You may be well aware that Russia has new anti-gay laws which are affecting many in Russia. While there are many here who (rightly) point out that nations have the right to create their own laws, those same people ignore the increasing abuse targeted to the LGBT community.
People are being assaulted in the streets, in their homes, tortured and even killed - not for breaking any law, but because this "anti-propaganda law" has given permission for the far-right to act with impunity.
You can argue a defense of sovereign laws, but you CANNOT argue that gay people having to flee their homes under police protection for doing nothing wrong is also "right".
I have been saying for a long time that things in Russia are becoming increasingly dangerous, and we now have more evidence of this in a report from the Guardian which explains the opening of "concentration camps" for illegal immigrants.
You might also note that the law used for rounding these people up is very loose, meaning that if there is anything remotely wrong with their papers, they can be incarcerated.
On 29 July, police began raiding markets around the city and arresting immigrants whose documents were not in order, most of them from the Caucasus and Central Asia.
But that's not all. There are plans to extend this system of detention across Russia, with a bill expected to go through which would create 83 detainment centers for immigrants.
Russia currently has 21 detention centres for immigrants facing deportation, but authorities have prepared a bill that would create 83 special centres across the country's 81 regions.
Guardian - Russia detains immigrants in 'concentration camps'
How long do we think it's going to be before these detainment facilities are filled with journalists, writers, activists, political opponents and LGBT people? Does anyone have any faith at all that a government can resist using such measures to deal with people they don't like?
Harvey Fierstein is right. This was already looking like a direct copy of what Hitler began under Nazi rule, and with the development of these camps Putin is furthering that goal.
What will the world do about it? Will it take reports of executions and mass graves before any government makes a real statement about this? Will we see a repeat of the 1940's?