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I know some people in Russia and recently in a discussion they brought out "gays" as people "they really don't like" - even if the discussion had absolutely not

I know some people in Russia and recently in a discussion they brought out "gays" as people "they really don't like" - even if the discussion had absolutely nothing to do with gays. There could be some real merit to this warning.

tkellogg 13y ago
There probably is merit to the warning, but the word "scapegoat" may be wrong. It means that your blaming the nation's problems on them. I haven't yet seen Putin blaming gays for economic hardships or crime. Misuse of overly strong words discredits the article.
- daveid 13y ago
  But isn't it still "scapegoat" if you divert the public's attention from real issues to fight somebody in particular?
  - lux 13y ago
    All you have to do is give the people a common enemy to unite against.