Homophobic Putin Regime seeks to reestablish Cold War East vs. "Decadent West" Dynamic

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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russia-launches-song-contests-as-707076

Local officials were upset by the victory of bearded cross-dresser Conchita Wurst at Eurovision's most recent edition.

MOSCOW -- In the wake of this year's Eurovision win by cross-dresser Conchita Wurst, Russia's defense ministry is running a children and youth song contest, billed as "an alternative to bearded Eurovision," while another song contest, seen as having a similar mission, will take place in Sochi this fall.

The final of the defense ministry's contest is scheduled for Monday night, just two weeks after Wurst's Eurovision victory, which some officials in Russia slammed or ridiculed as "proof of Europe's moral degrading."

Among the most sarcastic critics was Dmitry Rogozin, deputy prime minister in charge of the country's defense industry. Another high-placed official, Vitaly Milonov, a conservative deputy at St. Petersburg's legislative assembly who penned the city's "law against gay propaganda" a few years ago, demanded that Wurst be banned from touring Russia.

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1. He's puffing up russians with is talk of Russia is better than the decandent west. Then they'll

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feel crossed and attacked when they are not respected for their sick narrative. Then they'll be ready to attack to puff up their egos some more to get back the 'self esteem'. Putin will have turned Russians into and bunch of Elliot Rodgers with a list of grievances and a desire for retribution because lgbt people will thrive in the west as barriers continue to come down and lgbt people will continue to exist in Russia, as they always have.