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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Now I don't know for sure, but giving the benefit of the doubt, maybe ABbeef is just the one pointing out that this is what we're doing.
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this is exactly what I am saying.
I am not against gay rights by any means, but there is a reason why such a large percentage of people in Russia are anti-gay. What that is, I don't think any of us really know, but for some reason it is something they really believe strongly in. I can't in good conscience tell them they are wrong when I do not understand why they believe so strongly in it.
I think it's better to understand why, rather than just instantly trashing them as a culture. Look what happened the moment korzym12 said he didn't support gay rights, he was immediately attacked left right and center without a single person even trying to understand why he thinks like he does. The way he was treated is not that much different than the way gays are being treated in Russia to be quite frank, it was a disgusting display of bullying just because someone believed something different.
And then what happened? korzym12 fought back and even more jumped in and things got out of hand.
Societies can't change until the thinking behind it changes. So until there is an understanding of why, forcing change when such an overwhelming majority are against it will just fail miserably.