I thought DU was pro gay rights??? (Genuinely hurt)

[Summer Hathaway]

143. I am rather startled

by your lack of reading comprehension.

How you got "anyone who says they campaigned for Obama is lying" out of what I said is mind-boggling.

"There are people here who actually DID campaign for Obama ... But for the most part, you won't ever hear that from them."

And for the most part, you won't. That's because they don't feel the need to establish their Dem bona fides on DU. On the other hand, there are posters here who feel the need to constantly talk about how hard they worked for Obama, gave money until it hurt, etc. A lot of those posters will also post about how they saw through Obama from the start, never trusted him, and so on - but somehow campaigned for him tirelessly, and voted for him twice.

Does not compute.

"Bluestreak never said Putin isn't actually discriminating against the LGBT community."

And exactly WHERE did I say that they had said that? I didn't, did I?

"And agreeing with what Putin wrote has no bearing whatsoever on any gay issues. He didn't write anything about gay issues in that column." How do you even get out of that that Bluestreak said Putin isn't doing anything to LGBT in his own country???"

Again, I never said any such thing. The question more properly is: How do YOU get that out of my post?

What I DID say was: "So unless Putin specifically addresses 'gay issues', we should all just pretend that he's not actually DOING what he is doing to the GLBT individuals in his own country?"

In the realm of very plain English, that statement could not POSSIBLY be construed as saying "Bluestreak said Putin isn't doing anything to LGBT in his own country."

So before you go lecturing people about "connecting the dots", you might try the simple exercise of comprehending plain English when you read it.

The Hitler reference was right on. Bluestreak seems to believe that because Putin's column wasn't about GLBT issues, his record on those issues should be set aside while one reads his drivel on other issues. That's like telling Jews they should try to appreciate what Hitler wrote about architecture or history, because it isn't about exterminating over six million people.

Putin's record is well known - his past, his present, his words and his actions. He is a vile, contemptible person. The fact that there are people on DU literally drooling over his NYT piece is mind-boggling - as though Americans should just 'forget' the man who wrote those words, what he has done, and what he continues to do.

I will say this without hesitation: Had Putin's NYT piece been about his respect and admiration for Obama, the same posters who are praising Putin now would be reminding everyone of what kind an evil man he is, and would be screaming that ANYONE who thinks his words matter are ignorant fools who are choosing to ignore his horrendous behavior.

And that's the fact of the matter.