Posted on 07/10/2015 7:02:04 AM PDT by JoeProBono
MOSCOW, - The ruling party of Russia has unveiled a "heterosexual flag" designed to represent "a real family" and "traditional values" in response to same-sex marriage.
United Russia, the party of President Vladimir Putin, introduced Moscow residents to the "heterosexual flag," which depicts the silhouettes of a man, a woman and three children along with a Russian hashtag that translates to, "A Real Family."
In stark contrast to the rainbow flag used to represent lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender pride and rights movements, the United Russia straight flag bears only two colors, but is available in a number of different schemes .
The party said the flag's release was timed to coincide with the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, an annual Russian celebration that was marked in the country Wednesday.
Andrei Lisovenko, deputy head of the United Russia branch in Moscow, said the flag was inspired by the U.S. Supreme Court's June 26 decision to strike down the country's remaining bans on same-sex marriage.
"This is our response to same-sex marriage, to this mockery of the concept of the family. We have to warn against gay fever at home and support traditional values in our country," Lisovenko told newspaper Izvestia.
Satirical Twitter account RIP Novosti pointed out the flag bears a striking similarity to a banner for La Manif Pour Tous, a French group opposing same-sex marriage. The Russian version has one more child and different text than the French flag, but the silhouettes appear identical.
United Russia to Unveil 'Straight Flag' in Honor of Traditional Family
How many of us are starting to identify more with Russian values than current American values?
And for those who will say that Putin is a thug... don’t we have a worse one in the white hut?
And how many of us will have the courage to fly that new flag?
Yes and it's a mockery of God who created the concept of marriage and genders.
No it isn't, this is just more of what we have seen for a 100 years, propaganda to keep the Russian people under the ruler's thumbs.
None of the sane ones. Especially not the ones in NATO, being positioned to defend us against their military as Putin threatens to attack us.
There has never been a time when Russia did not have some Americans supporting their cause.
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I think reality hasn’t hit you yet.
Which of America’s current values do you identify with?
Is it the disappearing freedoms, is it the work ethics of 100 million somehow living with no job, is it the war against conscience, is it the war against the family, is it the orwellization of the language, is it crony capitalism, is it the effemination of our boys and men, is it our white flag foreign policy??
So which is it that you’re so fond of?
You are the one who can’t see reality.
Our paratroopers are positioning to defend us from Russia, as you try to increase the effects of it’s cheap propaganda works.
Make no mistake. Russia was never a democracy or a free market economy, whether under the Tsars, the Communists, or the current regime, which is largely made up of ex-Communists. The Russians are patient; their national board sport is chess, while we play poker. Russia was humiliated in the 1990s, as Germany had been in the 1920s. Putin may or may not take full advantage of the weak man in the White House, as Khomeini did with Jimmy Carter. He is not Hitler, who acted with too much haste for the good of his ambitions. But Putin's long term strategy, and that of the Kremlin, is plain: re-establishment of the Soviet Union/Tsarist empire and replacement of the United States as the world's superpower.
Which of the “values” I listed are they protecting?
Our biggest enemy is the one within and you are totally blind to it.
Please answer my question and tell me which of the values I listed you’re proud of.
Our paratroopers are positioning to defend us from Russia, as you try to increase the effects of its cheap propaganda works.
And this is said to be a nation under God?
I don`t know much about Putin but he seems to have respect for Gods word.
People should realize that things are changing and has been doing that slowly for many years, America is not the America it used to be or we thought it to be.
It is no longer a constitutional republic, it is run by the mob.
You tell me why you are supporting the enemy as they invade up to our NATO borders and threaten us with nuclear annihilation.
Putin is a KGB murdering thug, who may have made himself the richest man on earth by looting Russia with estimates running to 70 billion dollars, and his dictator politics are to propagandize his people using his corrupt and oppressive government church that is trying to drive out other Christians, and convince the Russian people that Americans are their enemy and have to be defeated in war.
Why are you supporting him?
Beam me up Scotty.
You keep talking about Putin ...
I’m not talking about Putin, I’m talking about OUR VALUES that our armed forces are supposedly protecting.
Why do you refuse to answer my question? You may want to think about that - you might discover something about yourself you didn’t know.
Of course I’m talking about Putin, this thread is about the country that he rules, and his propaganda work.
Why are you supporting our enemy as we are having to position troops and materials to defend us and Europe from him?
“Calling Russia the biggest challenge to European security, Nordic nations agreed on closer defense ties and increased solidarity with the Baltic states on Thursday, aiming to increase regional security through deterrence.
Writing in a joint declaration, the defense ministers of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland said Northern Europe must prepare for possible crises or incidents because of Russia.
“Russia’s leaders have shown that they are prepared to make practical and effective use of military means in order to reach their political goals, even when this involves violating principles of international law,” the ministers wrote in a joint statement in daily Aftenposten.
“There is increasing military and intelligence activity in the Baltics and in our northern areas,” the ministers said. “The Russian military is challenging us along our borders and there have been several border infringements in the Baltics.”
Russia is doing exactly what we do (or better, what we should be doing but are not) protecting their self interest.
What you can’t seem to get through your head is that our biggest enemy right now is the one in Washington.
He has fundamentally transformed this country beyond any dream that the Soviets ever had - and you’re worried about the Russians?
Again why won’t you answer my question?
You are on the wrong side.
"300 US Paratroopers Arrive In Ukraine After Russia Says Its Missiles Will Target NATO Member States"
Beam me up Scotty.
Your feelings about the evil murdering monster of Russia, are so wrong, and are an embrace of a KGB monster.
That is your personal choice, and it has nothing to do with who is in office in America.
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