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nath
russia is the deep american south of the world
cadmium31680
The couple can adopt, or support nieces and nephews etc, thus ensuring the children have a good future.
ControlFreak
Irrational, primitive hate for sub-groups. Its not restricted to gays and its not restricted to Russia.
And just 40 years a law against "homosexual propaganda" might have passed in any western country.
So my advice is slow your roll before you get all nationalistic about this stupidity and start boasting about how your country is firmly in modernity.
Get Real
Stephen Fry should feel at home with the pompous, stubborn windbags.
Nessie
Golly, it sounds like it suits y'all just fine.
ControlFreak
It is amazing how people who are so completely out of touch with reality can rise so high.
Through this sort of trickery, he thinks he will get enough gays to marry and breed that he thinks the birthrate will rise by even one percentage point?
Of course I guess there is a chance he does not believe that at all and is only pandering to the stoopids.
presto345
Valdai? A comedy show and Putin the central comedian? No, really, first I didn't know whether I should laugh or cringe. For an educated, powerful man leading a large nation this is not a European statement. It's a statement from someone who lost something along the way to the top.
taiko666
@ControlFreak
Yes. 40 years ago.
lucabrasi
Mr Milonov is quite clearly homosexual and in denial.
He needs therapy and a big, warm hug.
technosphere
You know, no one in Russia cares whether it was a "european statement" or not. Trust me. Besides, politically Russia is not a part of Europe. Most of Russian people strongly dislike your "true european" LGBT affairs.
hatsoff
Pussy Riot jailed, the artist who painted Putin in a negligee arrested, homosexuality discouraged because otherwise people wouldn't get married and have babies. Er.....what?
TheQuestion
Well apparently somebody doesn't like QI. I find him to be a wholly entertaining and interesting media personality. If I can find him as such being the religious, black-hearted capitalist that I am, Milonov and Russian politicians in general need to develop a sense of humor.
Right now they're scrambling to find any way to bring up their abysmal replacement rate. It's not about children having good futures, its about having children at all. Between the mass emigration, the overseas adoption of Russian children, poor birth rates, and even poorer life expectancy President Putin's country is in a real bind. The only western nations with a positive replacement rate, to my knowledge, are the US, France, and Ireland.
I doubt forcing homosexuals to have heterosexual intercourse would impact the situation but the Russian government doesn't really have that many ideas so it's running with what its got; no gays, less alcoholism, more babies. Great campaign slogan. PUTIN 20... FOREVER!
smithinjapan
Well, when this guy faces the dirt nap he better hope there really isn't a god because he won't be going to heaven where you can't make a buck of press release. The fact that so many religions and people interpret 'god' differently is proof that it is merely misplaced belief. Now, I'm not saying belief in god or gods is bad at all, but putting down others because they don't adhere to your simplistic view of it IS. No different from Shariah Law. This guy is the type of guy who's own kid later comes out as being gay and becomes a dear-in-headlights sensation like Dick Cheney.
So let's just 'thank god' there isn't one, and that people are people, and let's celebrate our differences and respect our life choices. You want to believe in something, believe in your fellow human, even if their beliefs do not coincide with yours.
HonestDictator
Really? Since when did Russia have a problem with a declining birthrate? Last I checked Russians were quite onery in bed. Ah... must be the constant use of birth control that may be causing that. The women don't want kids, and the guys don't want to commit?
JTDanMan
Yes, yes. Stephen Fry is clearly one of the most dangerous people in the world!
LOL. :)
Olegek
We (Russians ) have no problem here - thank you so much !
JTDanMan
Oh, one more thing:
What do the Russians, the Taliban and the Republicans have in common?
They all all hate teh gays.
ControlFreak
@taiko666
And just 10 years ago gays were not allowed in the U.S. military.
I would not get all smug that the last 40 years of thousands of years of persecution could not reverse itself overnight. We should not get all smug with the Russians about this. They are wrong to be sure, but we really don't have a single leg to stand on to be all self-righteous on the issue.
Olegek
Sorry - try to compare Abe (as world leader)
Putin (as world leader)
sad story