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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

JimboBillyBubbaBob

(1,389 posts) Sat Aug 3, 2013, 02:58 PM Aug 2013

Russian Stripe Shirts channel Nazi Brown Shirts

Check out this link.

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See today's Salon for context.

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Russian Stripe Shirts channel Nazi Brown Shirts (Original Post) JimboBillyBubbaBob Aug 2013 OP

context here steve2470 Aug 2013 #1

I couldn't find the Salon link. rdharma Aug 2013 #2

For all of us who speak of the Holocaust and say "never again" Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 #3

steve2470

(37,468 posts)

1. context here

Reply to JimboBillyBubbaBob (Original post)

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 03:07 PM

Aug 2013

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/02/russian_paratroopers_attack_lone_lgbt_activist_for_protesting_anti_gay_law/

rdharma

(6,057 posts)

2. I couldn't find the Salon link.

Reply to JimboBillyBubbaBob (Original post)

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 03:23 PM

Aug 2013

But those a-holes are wearing the typical Russian paratrooper striped tee shirts and berets.

Yes. I can see the "Brown Shirt" comparison. And the cops kind of handled the situation with a wink and a nod!

Pab Sungenis

(9,612 posts)

3. For all of us who speak of the Holocaust and say "never again"

Reply to JimboBillyBubbaBob (Original post)

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 03:54 PM

Aug 2013

It is now "again."

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