Vladimir Putin says Western liberalism is 'obsolete' because of LGBTQ rights
Ahead of a meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Russian leader Vladimir Putin decried LGBTQ equality as a sign of the decadence of liberalism.
Speaking with the Financial Times, Putin said that liberalism had become “obsolete.”
“It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population,” he said, referring to the rise of ethno-nationalist movements in Europe and the U.S. and the election of Donald Trump as signs of the death of liberalism.
He then got more pointed when he talked about LGBTQ people.
“I am not trying to insult anyone because we have been condemned for our alleged homophobia,” Putin said. “But we have no problem with LGBT persons. God forbid, let them live as they wish.”
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