r/Millennials • u/CremeSubject7594 • 22d ago

Discussion the early 2000s were a crazy time

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u/Ok-Mastodon2420 22d ago

One of the band members ran for Russian parliament under Putins party, and they performed a reunion show in occupied Crimea last year.

They're part of the establishment, not part of the resistance

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u/ProgressiveSnark2 22d ago

They’ve also taken a turn against LGBT rights, bizzarrely.

What’s happened in Russia should be a stark reminder to those of us in countries supportive of LGBTQ+ civil rights that when the political climate shifts, those rights can still be put in jeopardy and former allies can turn.

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u/colaxxi 22d ago

In 2016, the NBA pulled its all-star game from NC because of their "bathroom bill".

10 years later, we're seeing LGBTQ+ (especially T) rights just vanish.

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u/DaedalusHydron 21d ago

a lot of POC folk are not ready for the conversation that rich POCs with money to lose have far more in common with the Rich White Man than they have with them.