Again Trigger Warning:
This is a follow up to my post from last month, it has taken several days after finding this news to be able to write about it.
As we discuss the merits of boycotting the Olympic Games in Russia a human rights tragedy is transpiring without a voice. Young Gay men are being lured by fake social media profiles into the grasp of Nazis and being shamed and tortured to death.
The police do nothing.
The church when it isn't playing cheerleader to this brutality did pause long enough to complain to the police about the sacrilege of disturbing an icon when a cross was used to torture a Gay man in a cemetery.
Seriously anyone with an ounce of empathy should read no further.
According to the assailants, they beat the victim with a bat for a few hours, cut him with a knife, stained him with paint, tore his anus with a pry bar and filled his anus with [builders expanding insulation] foam. The injuries apparently led to his death following the torture, said the bandits. The victim probably screamed and called for help, but since he did not know the Russian language well, nobody came to his aid. Also, neighbors in the building appeared to have aided the bandits in torturing the victim.
This link has the VK profiles of the Nazis listed
When we talk of the Overton window shifting to the right in this country it usually means the political class is catering to the corporate class. But with the current rise of Nazism in Europe and Asia one must wonder how long before we see a resurgence of this hate group openly in power and culling the population of "undesirables". Repeatedly throughout history scapegoating has been the norm during times of great economic inequality. Currently in this country it is ethnic minorities and migrants receiving the brunt of their ire, but that could very easily shift to other groups. We see this in laws that focus on women being foisted on angry constituents.
Great news the American Kennel Club will not be attending the World Dog Show in 2016 due to Russia's persecution of Gays.