Matt Bors on Obama's Russia Hypocrisy - Putin vs. Obama on gay rights ... and Edward Snowden.

[kpete]

http://www.alternet.org/matt-bors-obamas-russia-hypocrisy

[geek tragedy]

1. Shitty comparison.

Snowden is being judged for what he did. Russia/Putin punish GLBTQ people for being who they are.

[JoePhilly]

2. Maybe the cartoonist is under the false impression that ...

both are choices.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. What then is the motive for the legal discrimination in the bulk of the US and the lack of any

Federal protections against such discrimination? Did all of us US gay people do something to deserve such punishment? The repeal of DOMA just 'left it to the States' and 29 out of 50 allow open, clear discrimination against LGBT people in housing, employment and services. I say the US abuses are also because of who we are. The lack of Federal law to protect us is also because of who we are.
Sure, Russia is worse, but the two nations are on the same list of nations that allow discrimination against certain minority groups. Cope with the facts Straights so casually impose upon others. Or do you claim we are all guilty of something?

[geek tragedy]

4. That's bigotry. When you say the US abuses of GLBTQ people are because of who you are,

I agree with you.

My point is not to defend bigotry in the US--it's that the comparison being drawn here between Snowden and GLBTQ persons is completely bogus and misinformed.