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JI7

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13. it sometimes seems as if it's getting worse

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 06:17 AM

Jan 2014

i thought he would have at least toned it down until the games were over. but it's like he can't help himself. and it sure doesnt help that the guy from the ioc is supporting him.

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Russia slams European Union's 'promotion of sexual minorities' [View all] Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 OP

Now, there's another oxymoron: ReRe Jan 2014 #1

Gawd forbid that Human Beings... SoapBox Jan 2014 #2

If the US and Europe had any balls... Archae Jan 2014 #3

Nah, our gay Olympians are a much bigger smack in the face. joshcryer Jan 2014 #5

i think we shouldnt go over safety... iamthebandfanman Jan 2014 #10

But I was told EU was no better than Russia. joshcryer Jan 2014 #4

That doesn't surprise me. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #7

Oh, I bet I know how that rhetoric went. joshcryer Jan 2014 #9

Yup. Doesn't even matter that many of us HAVE commented. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #11

Then you're forced to dig up those posts. joshcryer Jan 2014 #12

Ugh LeftishBrit Jan 2014 #6

It would be awesome! Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #8

Let's acknowledge the fullness of Berlin, shall we? Did we have Jewish Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #14

Wow. I knew Brundage was something of an antisemite, but not all these details. Wow again. LeftishBrit Jan 2014 #16

it sometimes seems as if it's getting worse JI7 Jan 2014 #13

Yes Russia is getting worse as Putin's dictatorship uhnope Jan 2014 #18

Putin is an NBC Star Performer at this point, Michael J Fox promoting Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #15

If one is a gay Ukrainian, this might affect whether you want your country to associate with the EU pampango Jan 2014 #17

Russia/Putin's misuse of the world "neo-liberal" uhnope Jan 2014 #19

russia is trying to become what was the Soviet Union William769 Jan 2014 #20

Is it sad that my first thought was, hey Russia is getting better. They referred to LGBT as a okaawhatever Jan 2014 #21