"Homosexuals prey on young children" is not just politics in Russia, so stop with the rock throwing

[Fred Sanders]

across the pond during a global celebration of sport and culture and peace, throw them where they can make a difference:

‘Tolerant’ GOP’er Wants Gays Purged From The Republican Party - Because Satan!

"Mary Helen Sears, who currently serves as the vice-chair of the Michigan Republican Party‘s 1st District, posted a viciously homophobic rant on her county’s Republican website last April. In it she claimed that homosexuals prey on young children, and said that “Satan uses homosexuality to attack the living space of the Holy Spirit.” She went on to argue that the GOP “as a party should be purging the perversion and send them to a party with a much bigger tent.”

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/02/tolerant-gop-er-wants-gays-purged

And, I must add, these American Holy Rollers are welcome in the Republican Party, and only the Republican Party, when their only welcome should be as place mats at the door of Haydes.

[RC]

1. I have read that homosexuals are much less likely than church going, WASP's to molest children.

Even going back to the 1960's. I have never read anything from any honest, unbiased sources to have ever countered that.

So where's the proof from the homophobes?
Oh, that's right, they don't need proof. Their saying so, is all the proof we need.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. So you favor one set of bigots by pointing out other bigots? Two wrongs you see as making

a right instead of offering you another anti gay lunatic to oppose? Why do you see this in terms of silly nationalism? You claim some bigots should be protected? I don't get your thinking at all. Russian officials who say horrifically ignorant and hateful things to the press should be given a pass because Republicans are also ignorant? Why?

[shenmue]

3. If you read the site Right Wing Watch

there are people who say those things every day. Yipes.

[hrmjustin]

4. So we should shut up because ee have bigots here?

Oh Lord!!!

[TheMathieu]

5. Stop your shameless PR campaign for Russia.

No one is buying it.

[go west young man]

20. Funny...My comment which was identical to yours

(except for I replaced Russia with the U.S.) got me banned yesterday. I guess your not as unlucky as I was. Plus I don't believe in censorship and would never think of banning another poster.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Stone throwing you say?

"Kiriee Fedorov, 21, was beaten by national-conservative extremists for attending a gay pride rally in St. Petersburg. Fedorov’s friends tried to stick close together and sought cover behind the police, as stones and eggs were thrown at them. The rally was declared illegal under the law banning “gay propaganda” and Kiriee Fedorov and the other LGBT-activists were all later arrested."
http://www.newsweek.com/being-gay-russia-just-got-harder-228592

[justiceischeap]

7. I gotta check my lesbian creds 'cause kids give me hives

Just being near them makes me do a 180 and run away from them. Not because I'm gay, but because I don't like kids. Oh wait, or did she only mean the male gay folks?

[chrisa]

8. Why not throw stones in both places?

"We do it too!" isn't an adequate argument. Bigotry should be criticized everywhere. It's possible to hate the bigotry that happens in the US and also hate the bigotry that happens in Russia.

[Behind the Aegis]

10. ...and in for the win!

You have to understand though, there is a certain element which seems particularly pissed off that GLBTA persons have the audacity to criticize Russia for its backward slide into hate.

[FreeState]

9. We do it too so it must be okay?

Give me a break. Russia is nothing like the US currently is in regards to LGBT rights.

[HappyMe]

11. Oh come on.

[dionysus]

12. da comrade. russia good, no?

[joeybee12]

13. Yup, we don't care what happens to teh gays in Russia - they don't matter...

we'll just ignore all that let them get attacked and beaten...we get your fucked up shitty point.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

14. There's a difference between laws in place, and bigots pushing for said laws

....and the leader of a country saying he agrees with those laws. Even Dumbya wasn't that vile.

[Iggo]

15. Fuck Russian homophobia.

Now is EXACTLY the time to be throwing stones.

[uppityperson]

16. WHAT the holy hell? Multi-task.

[Jefferson23]

17. I think you are mistaken on a few fronts. ALL bigotry needs a light thrown on it.

Here we know who they are, some are more obvious than others about it. In Russia, there
is a corrupt government AND there is a significant amount of bigotry too...and not just
gays. There are citizens there fighting for a better Russia, just like here.. but they have a much
longer way to go.

I support the games b/c I like the intensity of the press ( not MSM ) upon Russia, can't
accomplish that if they are denied hosting the games.

The first week is not even over yet, more scrutiny to come for their government.

[Are_grits_groceries]

18. Don't tell me who to throw rocks at.

The Russian leaders and some Russians deserve a landslide as do a lot of Americans.

Who put you in charge of what to do?

[Orsino]

19. Swing and a miss.

But welcome to DU.

[11 Bravo]

21. The difference is that it's STATE FUCKING POLICY in Russia.

Both public opinion and federal law are diametrically opposed to the Russian norm.
It's curious that you claim not to see the difference, but in any case, I hope this clears it up for you.

[arely staircase]

22. +1 nt

[quinnox]

23. And let's not forget the Phelps family, who routinely picket funerals of kids and others

with their super crazy signs.

We here in the USA aren't exactly paragons of virtue either. We have crazies just like they do in Russia, or anywhere else.

It seems the Olympics brings out the idiotic USA! USA! USA! type sentiment.