Cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/7946681
Ever since Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Russian leader launched a fresh effort to promote what he called “traditional values”, making anti-gay rhetoric one of the cornerstones of his political agenda.
The Kremlin is directly linking the crackdown on LGBTQ+ expression with its justification for the war, said Shainyan, telling its citizens that Russia was not only fighting Ukraine, but was involved in a broader, existential battle against western liberal values it often describes as “satanic”.
Satanic now. Wow. That escalated quickly. They will run out of superlatives soon.
I don’t really see the connection with the Ukraine war though. But apparently this makes sense to Putin.
Putin and his asshole authoritarian allies are challenging US/EU global leadership. They need an “enemy” so their people don’t realize they are the enemy.