Russian security forces have raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization.
puts a target on your queer military and government members from within. It makes them vulnerable to blackmail and subjects them to internal discord and disaplinary action threatening rediness and cohesion.
The Stasi, the intelligence agency of the nation Putin was stationed in and I assume had worked with, figured this shit out in the 80’s. They even made up a goofy term for it, “the political misuse of homosexuals.” They then realized the solution was to literally urge the SED to find “resolution[s] to homosexuals’ humanitarian problems,” which resulted in the government doing a complete 180 on queer rights.
how did East Germany turn into the reactionary hellhole it is today
the west germans stole all their stuff and wrecked their political organization. leaving them to get gobbled up by religious nuts and false consciousness
The Stasi, the intelligence agency of the nation Putin was stationed in and I assume had worked with, figured this shit out in the 80’s. They even made up a goofy term for it, “the political misuse of homosexuals.” They then realized the solution was to literally urge the SED to find “resolution[s] to homosexuals’ humanitarian problems,” which resulted in the government doing a complete 180 on queer rights.
Funny enough Putin’s press secretary did come out and clarify that the Kremlin doesn’t have anything to do with the Supreme Court decision.
By the way, how did East Germany turn into the reactionary hellhole it is today?
the west germans stole all their stuff and wrecked their political organization. leaving them to get gobbled up by religious nuts and false consciousness