• Coalition of international figures urge IOC to strip Russia of Winter Olympics unless homophobic law
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[quote] The International Olympic Committee has been urged to strip Russia of the right to hold next year's Winter Games unless President Putin repeals homophobic laws that have led to a wave of attacks on young gay men across the country. A coalition of international figures including sportsmen, actors and politicians have condemned the Russian authorities for stoking up gay hatred that is alleged to have led to the murder of at least one man. The actor Stephen Fry went further writing to the head of International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge, David Cameron and Lord Coe asking them to back a ban on Russia holding the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.[/quote] [url]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coalition-of-international-figures-urge-ioc-to-strip-russia-of-winter-olympics-unless-homophobic-laws-are-repealed-8750848.html[/url]
yes this is good
It won't happen. It would cause a huge international incident and it wouldn't be worth the trouble for the countries involved. The key word here is "urge"
[QUOTE=WhiskeyTangoF;41765305]It won't happen. It would cause a huge international incident and it wouldn't be worth the trouble for the countries involved.[/QUOTE]Its not that it won't happen because of that, but because the Olympic Committee is corrupt as fuck.
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;41765318]Its not that it won't happen because of that, but because the Olympic Committee is corrupt as fuck.[/QUOTE] When you have the power to literally close down and redistrict a city so that you can get around faster, you know you have way too much power.
Makes more sense than doing it over the Snowden shit at least.
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;41765483]Makes more sense than doing it over the Snowden shit at least.[/QUOTE] This is completely unrelated to Obama's tears over Snowden In fact I'd rate this far more important because serious shit could start happening to LGBT people in Russia very soon, the guy who got killed recently is just the warmup
When there's a modern day kristelnacht, you have to take action. You can't just fucking stand by and encourage them to continue this behavior since it is going to end up with athletes and presenters and basically anyone who they suspect of being gay, being arrested.
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