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Comment by emocakes | Hacker News Reader

your examples are pathetically absurd, what next, getting thrown in jail because you admire your next door neighbours body, because he goes to the gym while you stay inside all day?

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Yes, they are pathetically absurd, we can agree on that. They are also illegal in Russia...

Cite some evidence to show that "saying someone is hot" is illegal in Russia.

Perhaps if you said it amongst some school kids...

We're talking about a country that put members of a rock group in jail for several years for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" when they peacefully protested against Putin. I don't think it's unreasonable, bearing that in mind, to expect that a law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" will be used to prosecute people engaging in public displays of same-sex affection. Unless you have some evidence that this has been specifically excluded in the law? I mean, I'd love to be wrong on this, but I'm pretty sure this is a law designed to force the gay community underground once again.

So instead of evidence, you've stated a case of a rock group who vandalised a church... Well that proves it then! Russia is obviously clearly a "baddie".

So you can't talk about homosexuality in a positive way to "minors" without being locked up. Well that sounds like quite a free society.

Should you talk to minors about S&M or pedophilia? Maybe teach them how to make bombs. Freedom of speech and everything!

Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. And the US is certainly not in a position to preach anything about freedom.

You are equating homosexuality to paedophilia and bomb making?

Should I mention I don't live in the U.S., btw? Would that negate my argument in any way?

notifying the public of atrocities committed by the military / government is also illegal, and gets you tried under espionage laws, really reeks of freedom doesn't it?...

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