48 hours to stop Uganda's anti-gay bill - Page 13

On May 10 2011 21:52 Calliopee wrote:
I cant know for sure what the situation is like in Uganda but Ive done a fair few travels to Ghana where homosexuality is frowned upon if not illegal.

The reasoning for this is actually alot more complicated than some of you guys want it to sound and is definatly not only a sympthom of "backwardsness" or "religious zealotry" - rather it has its roots in western, rich white people who come to these poor parts of Africa for sex with young boys. Anyone whos ever been to rural parts of African countries will know just how desperatly people are in need of cash - much like we know it from Thailand were the sexindustry with very young boys is an ever growing cashcow for some few sick people. Main difference being that its a far less known fact as theres not that many tourist in Africa as there are in Thailand for instance - so less people know about it.

I know this doesnt validate a law to execute homosexuals in any kind and especially not when its two men or women - for that matter - who on even foot decides to be intimate. However, I do hope that you realise that this is part of the reason as to why homosexuality really is viewed upon as a major offence.

A fun slightly unrelated fact is that public display of affection man and wife together is not something you see very much but two men who are good friends more often than not will walk hand in hand

On May 10 2011 12:31 shawster wrote:
can you imagine the people. my god...

"mr president we need help"

"not right now we have to get rid of gays"

edit: just found a gem on the website user comments.

"So sick of blacks and their homophobia. They'll never learn."

haha

On May 10 2011 18:41 matjlav wrote:

"I respect you, but I believe that this intrinsic part of who you are is morally wrong. Don't take offense too easily!"

On May 11 2011 01:52 MrBadMan wrote:
I fully support Uganda's politics in this matter, and I'm not trolling either. The homosexual orientation is a mental disease that needs to be treated, homosexual acts are crimes that need to be punished.

Evil can not be tolerated.

On May 11 2011 01:24 SichuanPanda wrote:
Despite how horrendous people outside of Uganda may think the belief system of the country, the government would not attempt to pass a bill like this on a whim. It is well documented that the country has very low tolerance for homosexuality. Furthermore I really don't understand why petitions like this type go up on the internet, everyone is so fast to push their moral belief systems on other people its amazing. Whether you agree or not with the bill is irrelevant. Its not OUR country, its Uganda's, people in the 'developed' part of the world really should take a step back and realize that not everywhere has the same moral indicators. And if a country is deemed 'uncivilized' by another country, no one, is forcing them to trade, deal, or otherwise interact with each other.

On May 11 2011 01:52 teekesselchen wrote:
So this is what happens when a whole country thinks like the Tea Party...
Absolutely disturbing, obviously I signed. Now finally there is a guy worthy of beeing compared to Hitler in important aspects.

On September 27 2010 03:04 teekesselchen wrote:
If only America would have better education, at least the Tea Party wing would simply vanish. It takes serious mental damage to support such archaic ideas which specifically oppose everything good the USA ever represented.

What's wrong about Obama isn't Obama but a blockhead opposition (Tea Party... cmon what a bunch of narrow minded idiots - I dislike conservatives anyways but these guys are closer to nazis than just conservatives)

I didn't even suspect it to be satirical after reading the headline. Actually it sounds kinda plausible to a European after having heard of the Tea Party and Bush jr. beeing president two times.

On September 18 2010 05:10 teekesselchen wrote:

Thank god there still are US citizens opposing the tea party.

On May 08 2011 17:41 teekesselchen wrote:
Tea party is yelling to just kill people like Julian Assange - who didn't even commit a crime according to U.S. constitution-

On May 11 2011 01:55 Disquiet wrote:


Because don't you know that western morals are holy and pure, everything else is barbaric and uncivilized.[/sarcasm]

While this bill isn't particularly nice, I fail to see how people are getting up in arms about a ban on sodomy in a backwater country that will never concern them. Wars, famine, aids, jihad, rape in africa? who cares!

They are banning sodomy in uganda!?!?!?!?! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!!!!

Despite how horrendous people outside of Uganda may think the belief system of the country, the government would not attempt to pass a bill like this on a whim. It is well documented that the country has very low tolerance for homosexuality. Furthermore I really don't understand why petitions like this type go up on the internet, everyone is so fast to push their moral belief systems on other people its amazing. Whether you agree or not with the bill is irrelevant. Its not OUR country, its Uganda's, people in the 'developed' part of the world really should take a step back and realize that not everywhere has the same moral indicators. And if a country is deemed 'uncivilized' by another country, no one, is forcing them to trade, deal, or otherwise interact with each other.

On May 11 2011 01:52 MrBadMan wrote:
I fully support Uganda's politics in this matter, and I'm not trolling either. The homosexual orientation is a mental disease that needs to be treated, homosexual acts are crimes that need to be punished.

Evil can not be tolerated.