A lot of liberals have joked about Russian President Vladimir Putin
being a bit of an icon for wingnuts in the United States. His
views on homosexuality mirror those of many wingnut 'christians' in
the U.S. and quite a few repugicans were heaping praise on him for his
"strength" compared to the "weak" President Obama.They were
literally bragging about what a "strong leader" he was while lobbing
partisan attacks at our own president. It was embarrassing and
disgusting.
But why wouldn't wingnuts support Putin? Hell,
from everything I've seen from the guy he's exactly the kind of leader wingnuts want.
He's a "manly man" who goes out hunting with
his shirt off to prove how "strong" he is. You know, kind of like how wingnut gun nut agitators like to stroll around Chili's with loaded
AK-47?s. Or how they seem to think that the more guns they own, the
more powerful they are.
Putin also strongly opposes
homosexuality. Last year he essentially took the first steps toward
making homosexuality illegal in Russia. It's a process, you see. You
can't just come out and ban homosexuality. But if you slowly chip away
at their rights, eventually you build up to the point where
homosexuality is illegal.
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