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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:35 AM Original message |
Poll question: Should we pull all aid $$$ to countries that persecute LGBT people? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. Does that include us? |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Our money is already gone, isn't it? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Pretty much. |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. ouch! |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. What laws, in the U.S., make being gay illegal and impose punishment |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:15 AM Response to Original message |
5. Since we are out of $$$, we should pull aid to all other countries. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. No. Innocent people starving because we pull aid, isn't the answer. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. what are we giving the money for ? do you mean cut off all aid |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:33 AM Response to Original message |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 05:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Because Islamic countries are the only ones that persecute LGBT people, right? |
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DonCoquixote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:33 AM Response to Reply #15 |
26. they are not the only ones |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:41 AM Response to Original message |
10. There's enough need in the US that the US should be able to find |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:43 AM Response to Original message |
11. Should we pull our aid $$$ from countries |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 05:02 AM Response to Original message |
12. Yes. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 05:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. So should we pull all aid to countries that persecute women? How about Christians or |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 05:20 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Short answer, yes. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:27 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Isn't that sort of the definition of Imperialism? |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I just think of it as being principled. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 06:15 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Countries like Iran don't persecute gays because they don't have any... |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 06:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Yes, because every time they find any, |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 06:45 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Hmm, Ahmadinejad left that part out...imagine that.. |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
16. no, we should pull american fundie missionaries out of those countries. |
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CrazyBob (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Amen to that! - nt |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
17. No, because the children aren't to blame and don't deserve to starve. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
18. We don't pull aid to countries which persecute everyone.. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 06:17 AM Response to Original message |
20. Countries that persecute anyone other than criminals should be shunned |
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CrazyBob (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
23. I cant believe anyone voted YES for this-nt |
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zoosareprisons (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
27. All humanitarian aid is suspect |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
28. No 'single issue' diplomacy, IMO. |
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rollin74 (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. kick |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. You have some particular country in mind, don't you? |
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