Russia has added LGBT to the list of extremists and terrorists

[KatieSC]

You can't make this stuff up. I just read that the LGBT movement is on the official extremists and terrorists list in Russia. See this link: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/lrussia-adds-lgbt-movement-list-extremists-terrorists-rcna144626

 

I did not even know we had a militant wing. What next? 

[Carolyn Marie]

Thanks for the link, @KatieSC.  In Russia, anyone who doesn't look like, sound like, or act like the sheeple Putin relies on as his supporters will end up on the same list.  It is a very dangerous place for anyone with the nerve to disagree or be different. 

 

Democracy has never been a "thing" in Russia, and will have a hard time taking hold no matter who is in office.  They like having someone "strong" to always tell them what to do, what to think, and who to hate.  Reminds me of a certain group in the U.S. with a liking for orange caps.

 

Carolyn Marie

[Ashley0616]

Yikes I feel really bad for the ones over there. I knew it was bad but to put our kind on terrorist watch list? That is just plain dumb. It's not like we are armed militia or have people to risk their life to take out a crowd of people. I thought US was bad about change but dang!

[Ivy]

I've seen this stuff.  I didn't realize we were so organized and terrifying.  I'm impressed that we're such a threat to a huge nuclear armed nation.

But then, the US is a huge nuclear armed nation too, and some folks here think the same thing.

[KatieSC]

Maybe they watched too many X-Men movies and think since a fair number of us are X-men, that we really have those superpowers. I would just like to know which powers I have. As for that certain group in the US, I agree with Carolyn, but that is a discussion for another day in private. 

[Ashley0616]

6 minutes ago, KatieSC said:

Maybe they watched too many X-Men movies and think since a fair number of us are X-men, that we really have those superpowers. I would just like to know which powers I have. As for that certain group in the US, I agree with Carolyn, but that is a discussion for another day in private. 

I would hope to have Mystique's power

[Ivy]

9 minutes ago, KatieSC said:

a fair number of us are X-men

I want my super powers!

[awkward-yet-sweet]

Interesting.... especially since lots and lots of Russian girls tend to be bisexual or at least somewhat flexible in their preferences. 

 

As for "democracy," I feel like it doesn't exist in the USA much more than it exists in Russia.  Pretty easy to end up on a list here in the USA for little to no reason....and zero due process. 

[Ivy]

10 hours ago, awkward-yet-sweet said:

I feel like it doesn't exist in the USA much more than it exists in Russia

I kinda disagree.  But I am not going to get into an argument at this point.