Russia, the Federation of Feels

**Callisto** · 2013-08-15 11:07

They'd care in that this is the largest dollar investment ever made for a Winter Olympics, but the games getting moved would just give them more 'the West vs. Us' fuel.

**thetruepandagod** · 2013-08-15 11:21

Originally Posted by Kuya

If Russia is a land of no fucks given them i'm sure they won't mind moving the games elsewhere.

Don't know why any country cares about hosting the Olympics whatsoever, let them get their national pride by winning all the medals not wasting money. Excluding China blowing massive amounts of money during the Olympics in an attempt to change the world opinion about them, the Olympics are usually a net-loss economically speaking, Athens was in debt for 15 years after theirs and there are multiple studies that show there is almost no boost to tourism. Only cities i can recall off the top of my head benefiting from the Olympics financially are Los Angeles because they already had the existing infrastructure. Take the Olympics from Russia and save them the money and homosexuals can go to a gay friendly place everyone wins as long as it's not moved to one of the other 76+ countries with laws against homosexuals.

**Mazmaz** · 2013-08-15 11:27

It's more points towards cultural victory.

**Kuya** · 2013-08-15 11:28

I think what some athletes have been doing in Moscow is good enough for me.

**thetruepandagod** · 2013-08-15 11:35

Originally Posted by Mazmaz

It's more points towards cultural victory.

I knew you were always the best poster here.

**Mazmaz** · 2013-08-15 11:41

Originally Posted by thetruepandagod

I knew you were always the best poster here.

**Ksandra** · 2013-08-15 12:02

what just happened?

**ronin sparthos** · 2013-08-15 12:58

Originally Posted by Mazmaz

It's more points towards cultural victory.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps0fef54bb.gif

Originally Posted by archibaldcrane

I love the members of the nation where gay people can't be married in most states chastizing the country where talking about gay means arrest.

WE JUST GOT SORT OF ENLIGHTENED LIKE LAST YEAR AND NOW I AM OUTRAGED THAT YOU AREN'T SORT OF ENLIGHTENED TOO!

Shit we were arresting people for having gay sex in America THIS YEAR.

but HOW DARE YOU RUSSIA?!

I oppose when officials in my country discriminate against gay people the same way I oppose Russian officials who back this legislation.

I don't speak for the USA, I speak for myself.

**Meresgi** · 2013-08-15 13:02

Originally Posted by Seiji Okita

just pushing and pushing to see how much shit the world will take.

This is ALMOST a very good gay innuendo, so close...so close.

**thetruepandagod** · 2013-08-15 13:10

Originally Posted by Kuya

I think what some athletes have been doing in Moscow is good enough for me.

When you say in Moscow do you mean Russian athletes? Because i can find dozens of swedish/NZ/US athletes coming out against the laws but only one Russian athlete in the news in regards to it and she is in favor of it.

http://en.rian.ru/sports/20130815/18...i-Gay-Law.html

**Kuya** · 2013-08-15 13:17

I was saying that having athletes speak in support of LGBT rights is good enough for me. For example the American runner dedicating his medal to his gay friends and the swedish athlete with her rainbow painted nails.

**Seiji Okita** · 2013-08-15 13:18

Originally Posted by Meresgi

This is ALMOST a very good gay innuendo, so close...so close.

Touché. Lol.

Also what I said had nothing to do with me thinking what Russia does is 1st and foremost to harass the US. Just that they don't seem to give a fuck and it shows. I don't always agree with my government officials and their stance and position in the world.

**thetruepandagod** · 2013-08-15 13:23

Originally Posted by Kuya

I was saying that having athletes speak in support of LGBT rights is good enough for me. For example the American runner dedicating his medal to his gay friends and the swedish athlete with her rainbow painted nails.

Ah yes, heartwarming.

**Kuya** · 2013-08-15 13:26

Originally Posted by Seiji Okita

Touché. Lol.

Also what I said had nothing to do with me thinking what Russia does is 1st and foremost to harass the US. Just that they don't seem to give a fuck and it shows. I don't always agree with my government officials and their stance and position in the world.

To be fair, Russia has been trying to stick it to the US, but not necessarily by attacking gay people. They've been doing it with Snowden and with the foreigner anti adoption law. They've been anti everything lately.

**Kuya** · 2013-08-15 13:27

Of more specifically, anti-western. Putin probably trying to court the butthurt about the west being better than us vote.

**Andalusian girls** · 2013-08-15 13:27

thanks obama

**Callisto** · 2013-08-15 16:10

Originally Posted by Kuya

To be fair, Russia has been trying to stick it to the US, but not necessarily by attacking gay people. They've been doing it with Snowden and with the foreigner anti adoption law. They've been anti everything lately.

This also not even counting NK/Iran.

Out of curiosity, does the US even have any valuable trade arrangements with Russia? I can't think of anything major that we import from them other than mail-order wives.

**Deuce** · 2013-08-15 16:33

Russia still exports a lot of oil last I heard.

**Andalusian girls** · 2013-08-15 17:02

they do, and are major movers in natural gas, lumber, and precious metals, making them significant players with our European allies, but we trade very little with them. Total U.S.-Russian trade amounts to 40 billion dollars annually, whereas U.S.-Canadian trade, for example, is 616 billion annually.

**Kuya** · 2013-08-17 16:29

saw news that two female russian athletes competing in moscow made out on the podium, but i haven't seen it in other media yet so i'm skeptical

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