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Are you willing to go to war with Russia over this? If not, there is nothing you can do about it. And don't mention diplomatic sanctions; they'll just laugh at you.

Of course not. I'm not suggesting that we do anything about it.

It just worries me to see fellow FReepers saying "Good" in response to this story. Or suggesting that we follow the Russians in dealing with our own gay parades. It seems like some conservatives are ready to throw their principles out the window whenever the subject of gays comes up.

Do not make the mistake of equating the gay rights movement with the Women’s Suffrage movement or the Civil Rights movement.

Race and gender are things one is born with, whereas homosexuality is defined based on a person’s behavior. You cannot compare it to the other movements.

"It seems like some conservatives are ready to throw their principles out the window whenever the subject of gays comes up."

But Tim, it is exactly our principles on which we stand when the subject of gays comes up. We do not dress like whores, fellate each other in public, nor scream at people that we are heterosexuals at every opportunity. We expect others to refrain from such indecent behavior as well, otherwise, they should be shunned. Shunning and a proper upbringing used to be the way we kept society wholesome. Both are what have gone out the window these days, much to our detriment. Yes, the Russians are being heavy handed. So what else is new about the Russians? At least they're still trying to protect their society from the tattering influences that are hurting us so much now.

Just sayin.'