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| Gays to be Oppressed In Indonesia |
| 2016-02-25 |
| The small gay community in conservative, Muslim-majority Indonesia is facing a sudden and unexpected backlash [only an ignorant or ideological type would find this unexpected but that's the msm for you] , with ministers and religious leaders denouncing homosexuality, LGBT websites blocked and emboldened hardliners launching anti-gay raids. When a minister criticised counselling services for gay students at a university last month, it triggered a heated media debate and was the start of what activists say has been a sustained assault on gay rights. Hardline Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu this week labelled the influence of the gay community "a threat" and said fighting it was akin to "a kind of modern warfare". "It's dangerous as we can't see who our foes are, but out of the blue everyone is brainwashed," he was cited as saying by news website Tempo. The government has shut down a slew of websites, ordered TV programs depicting gay lives off the air and demanded all instant messaging apps remove same-sex emoticons -- like men holding hands and the symbolic rainbow flag -- or face a ban. Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body has revived a push for gay sex to be criminalised, saying it is not only "deviant" but against the country's founding principles, and lawmakers are reportedly considering drafting an anti-homosexuality bill. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #4 a gay guy who votes Republican (not that I mind the discussion that follows, though I usually - surprise! - get blocked). Apparently, in order to usher in a New Age of Freedom and Diversity, we all need to think alike. No doubt there is some Marxist verbiage that makes this seem less stupid than it is. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-02-25 20:58 |
| #3 Ahaha! Of course, I have to say that before they block me or they won't see it. Because they are so often people who claim the GOP are religious fanatics, they often get perturbed when I accuse them of being dogmatic about their faith-based views. |
| Posted by: ryuge 2016-02-25 17:19 |
| #2 Attack them based on how being blocked makes you feel. It will drive them crazy. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-25 16:46 |
| #1 Your comment is so right, lord garth. Democrats (& others) on Twitter regularly whine at me for being a gay guy who votes Republican (not that I mind the discussion that follows, though I usually - surprise! - get blocked). Meanwhile we have a president who mocks legitimate concerns over the spread of Islamism as "fear of widows and orphans". As I tell them, if you think a person who believes a child is better off with both a mom and a dad is a bigger threat to gay people than thousands of unvetted immigrants from the heart of Daeshistan, you're either very ignorant, or highly committed to a faith-based dogma. On second though, I don't much blame them for preferring to block me to trying to respond logically to that challenge. It doesn't seem to cause them to question the idea that THEY are the tolerant ones, however. |
| Posted by: ryuge 2016-02-25 16:32 |