Posted on 12/21/2015 7:59:11 AM PST by SeekAndFind
President Obama has spent at least $700 million promoting homosexual tolerance in Africa. Unfortunately, the initiative seems to have backfired:
Since 2012, the American government has put more than $700 million into supporting gay rights groups and causes globally. More than half of that money has focused on sub-Saharan Africa — just one indication of this continent’s importance to the new policy.
The U.S. support is making matters worse,” said Mike, 24, a university student studying biology in Minna, a town in centralNigeria who asked that his full name not be used for his safety. “There’s more resistance now. It’s triggered people’s defense mechanism.”
America’s money and public diplomacy have opened conversations and opportunities in societies where the subject was taboo just a few years ago. But they have also made gay men and lesbians more visible — and more vulnerable to harassment and violence, people on both sides of the gay rights issue contend. The American campaign has stirred misgivings among many African activists, who say they must rely on the West’s support despite often disagreeing with its strategies.
In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, the final passage of the 2014 law against homosexuality — which makes same-sex relationships punishable by 14 years in prison and makes it a crime to organize or participate in any type of gay meeting — is widely regarded by both supporters and opponents of gay rights as a reaction to American pressure on Nigeria and other African nations to embrace gay rights.
Shortly after Nigeria’s law went into effect, Animashaun Azeez, 24, a university student here, arranged to meet somebody he had chatted with on Manjama,
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if it had been HIS money to spend, It could be pretty much ignored
700K of OUR money on the other hand...should not be
Just a small dent in His travel budget. /s
Un freakin believable. Who authorized this or is it more of the same, he just does what the hell he wants? We got vets who can’t get medical help, and this pr*ck is blowing almost a BILLION bucks on promoting sodomy?? WTF?
RE: 700K of OUR money on the other hand...should not be
Make that 700 M as in MILLION !!
Forcing Obama’s new “American values” on small, 3rd world countries?
Sounds like Imperialism.
I wonder what leftist college professors will say about it?
It’s like the Left never read “The Ugly American”, or perhaps just that it doesn’t apply to them.
If we had a Congress worth a damn his worthless a*s would have been impeached years ago.
ahahaha See It really is so outlandish... I couldnt even keep the AMOUNT straight.
700 Million simply isnt a part of my “world view”
Thanks
This stuff, not Donald Trump, is the big recruitment tool for Isis. They hate us for our social liberalism.
So, the question becomes, is BHO a peter puffer?
The homosexuals love it when one of their own is in power and has mucho dinero to ‘blow’.
What breathtaking hypocrisy— taxpayers forced to cough up 700 million bucks by an intolerant-of -Biblical-morality administration to promote tolerance of an intolerable lifestyle!
Maybe Obama is paving the way for him to have a safe place to retire. Anyone know where Reggie will go when Obama is gone???
I certainly wonder how this kind of expenditure escapes the eye of Congress.
Another reason why Americans are tired of the Republican establishment & are embracing Trump????
President Obama has spent at least $700 million
NO NO NO
CONGRESS and Speaker Boehner spent the Money, Obama just handed it out
Congress you did not do your job or earn your keep
He basically laid $700 million debt on our grandchildren and the unborn for this b.s. It will accomplish nothing.
I loathe the reporting this is “America’s campaign” when in fact it’s the Democrat Party’s campaign led by Obama.
Its nice to know that all of Africa’s more pressing problems have been resolved.
There should be no doubt who and what this president is. He surrounds himself with communists, muslims, and homosexuals, in his inner circle and throughout his administration. And we see here he spends $700 million to promote homosexuality in Africa.
He is not that hard to figure out. What you see is what you get, a muslim communist homosexual. Congratulations, America.
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