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It was nearly synchronized.You must have missed my other post
It was nearly synchronized.You must have missed my other post
China didn't threaten our athletes with jail for being gay. That does make a difference.How is he worse than say the head of china. and some would argue what the US has done in terms of death penalty, the invasion of Iraq, Vietnam, etc is no better.
I guess I just don't think its all that big a deal in the grand scheme of things when we have other countries engaging in genocide or mass oppression of other nations
frankly what Putin proposes pales to say the occupation of Tibet for example
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One bad choice beget another, the boycott by the Soviet Union in 1984. I'm surprised all of the brilliance on DP hasn't brought up the Snowden issue, one you still have trouble with. I didn't agree with straight amnesty by Carter. They should have at least given state-side service.that's easy to say-to sacrifice the life dreams of others so you can feel good.
its what that asshole carter did
he did a lord Farquaad (Many of you may die [getting me a hot princess] but its a price I AM WILLING To pay}
I could be wrong, but this sounds like DADT. Is Russia saying "don't rub it in our face as you have in your Country"? The LGBT community is consistently their own worst enemy, as well as hurting their "party". They were among many Dem wings who poured and stayed home in 2010.China didn't threaten our athletes with jail for being gay. That does make a difference.
There's no party. They just tend to vote for the people who don't call them devils. Why some of them vote for the GOP is where I have issues. I tend not to vote for people who seem to hate me.I could be wrong, but this sounds like DADT. Is Russia saying "don't rub it in our face as you have in your Country"? The LGBT community is consistently their own worst enemy, as well as hurting their "party". They were among many Dem wings who poured and stayed home in 2010.
You must have missed my other post
There's no party. They just tend to vote for the people who don't call them devils. Why some of them vote for the GOP is where I have issues. I tend not to vote for people who seem to hate me.
You seem to believe that Gay Pride day is Gay Every Day? I can't help you with that. If Spring Break was how we judged heterosexuals the women of America would be in overalls and winter coats, by law.Because they think they are still Lincoln Repubs, a group that no longer exists. Dems have been their party. Straight athletes with children in public do not "act out" to draw attention. DADT in public for an event like the Olympics is only common-sense. Gays continue to run the risk of driving away independents.
There's a bit of buzz in the media about boycotting the next winter Olympics in Russia in protest of anti-gay legislation there. Would that be an appropriate response? Would we be expecting athletes who've trained for years for the tournament to make the sacrifice for our sensibilities? Should we pressure corporate sponsors to make a point instead or should we just butt out of the politics and social dynamics of the country and have the competition as-is? Can we send openly-gay athletes in a situation where they could be arrested and convicted and jailed?
I wouldn't feel good about it personally, I have sympathy for the athletes, but all societies have to take moral stands. We have ours, they have theirs, and ours is the more mature one. If they were prosecuting Christians and banning the Bible I suspect you would feel the same?
ITs idiotic. if we boycott Russia for prosecuting BEHAVIOR then other countries can boycott us for the death penalty, war on drugs, etc
the purpose of the olympics is to avoid politics
I want to boycott the olympics more for dropping wrestling from the 2020 games.
You seem to believe that Gay Pride day is Gay Every Day? I can't help you with that. If Spring Break was how we judged heterosexuals the women of America would be in overalls and winter coats, by law.
I've no need to convince you of anything. Death will solve that for us both soon enough and the trends are clear, your side lost just as we told you it would. It will in Russia as well, just as it has in other places grasping at what's left of their dogmatic "morality".Russians are talking about "openly gay" behavior in their Country, not Gay Pride Day every day. Independents don't have a problem with Gay Pride day, neither do I, but then you extrapolated to Gay Every day. I talk of straight athletes with children at the Olympics. You have a diatribe about Spring Break and loose women. If you can't talk with me, you've lost your crusade. Choose your battles wisely.
I've no need to convince you of anything. Death will solve that for us both soon enough and the trends are clear, your side lost just as we told you it would. It will in Russia as well, just as it has in other places grasping at what's left of their dogmatic "morality".
As for the battles, yours is against the tides. Good luck with that.
I reject? I'm not fighting for my rights, I already have them. If you support rights equality for others, for gays, then good for you, but as a society we sometimes have to take a stand. This may be one of those times.You reject the very people and Democratic party like me who have been fighting your battle in PRIVATE my entire life. I grow weary of trying to convince each segment of our "big tent" to grow up. GLBT non-voting in 2010 heped give us the GOP House until at least 2022.
Wars have been fought over less.Boycott the Olympics over gays?
:lamo
As for staying home in 2010, that's both unfortunate and typical. Lots of Dem voters are kids and they aren't that easy to motivate, they're kids.
No it would not.There's a bit of buzz in the media about boycotting the next winter Olympics in Russia in protest of anti-gay legislation there. Would that be an appropriate response?
Wars have been fought over less.
Hopeless and stupid, yeppers.People are stupid.
More like we should go there, have all our athletes where little pride pins, and dare Russia to do something.
The assholes.