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[–] tal@lemmy.today 92 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Leo is a devout Christian who had become increasingly disillusioned with...the rise of the LGBTQ movement.

Although he is committed to staying in Russia out of a sense of "destiny", he now says he misses the freedoms that have shaped the American personality.

"[In] Russia you don't have these human rights values."

I mean...

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I hate gays more than I love human rights

hope the guy gets sent to the front and barely survives just so he can share his message with all the other idiots.

bet he'll see dudes blowing dudes for socks or boots on the front lines.

[–] rozodru@piefed.world 18 points 1 month ago

I hate gays more than not being homeless.

Imagine hating a group of people SO much you'd rather be homeless in Russia of all god damn places.

[–] bless@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

And you think they'd believe him?

[–] Jiral@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

In some unmentioned corners of lemmy, they'd tell you without a hint of irony, that this is Western Propaganda and Russians are enjoying much more freedom than people in lets say Germany, where oppression has reached unheard of levels. ...

or something like that.

[–] captcha@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, I know a person from Canada that had an opinion that Russia is a great place to do business in, because you can do whatever you want if you pay the right people. That was a long time ago, don't know if any later events changed his mind

[–] Jiral@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Good news, the West is moving towards that as well. The US is already pretty much there, Putin's allies on the populist right (but also some on the populist left) aim for the same.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 22 points 1 month ago

these human rights values

LOL, that's just FAFO with a chef's kiss. Kudos for honesty though. I hope he becomes reformed and much more skeptical of bullshit narratives; although the article does not read like it. More like he's comfortable with a 50/50 divide in his mind. Christianity, I guess.