I'm not sure how much you know about this, but there has been a worldwide campaign against any sentiments against homosexuality. In fact, in Canada, a minister was fined a few thousand dollars and threatened with prison time if he carried on talking about the Biblical stance against homosexuality.
The latest in this rather politically safe trend is Brazil. The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said something to the effect that homophobic thoughts should be criminalised.
Now, I'm not even going to go into the whole gay-rights thing, but don't you think that's a bit of a scary statement? Whether or not I'm pro-or-anti-gay doesn't even enter the picture at this point. The fact that anyone, particularly a political leader, wants to criminalise dissent or open-minded thought, and freedom of speech, putting homophobia not only on par with, but above such social scourges as totalitarianism and racism is ridiculous.
The fact that he said homophobic thoughts should be criminalised is seriously disturbing.
Oh, by the bye, did you hear that the worldwide economy is going to hell and Russia is buying up all the oil in the world and aligning itself with the most oil-rich countries in the world?
Of course you did. Cause you're clever.
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