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Originally Posted by SebC
Undoubtedly, the death penalty for homosexually is a far greater violation of human rights than the ruian law is, but russian law is perceived as much easier to influence, and thus an appropriate path forward in what is ultimately a global campaign. It's a matter of picking the winnable battles as a way to keep making progress.
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The "why this not that" line of reasoning even has a name, fallacy of relative privation.
The whole law seems to be an example of
think of the children, which in the absence of any actual reason for the law (none have been provided) is just a convenient way to justify something many people of Russia want based on emotion not reason.