(06-17-2016 05:42 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote: (06-17-2016 05:38 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote: (06-17-2016 04:56 PM)Dasville Wrote: Well, at least those countries have a great history regarding their treatment of women.
You are free to opine that HRC is worse on respecting women and womens rights than DJT.
And Trump...is in bed with the Emiratis and was in bed with Qadaffi too.
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I don't think this line is really going to be a profitable one for you guys politically. Sure, bring it up. At some level, I'm glad someone is giving her some grief over this.
But to argue that HRC would be less of an advocate for women or LGBT persons than Donald Trump at this point is risible.
Here's what I think LGBT Americans want from our foreign affairs agenda:
1) Strong condemnation of anti-Gay laws and strong diplomatic and economic pressure to back that up.
2) Automatic asylum for LGBT refugees from anti-Gay countries. Especially for those fleeing execution regimes, even if those refugees come from a Muslim heritage
3) Strong opposition to anti-Gay countries/parties that seek to expand influence in less repressive regions (Putin, and most of the Euroskeptic parties)
4) An end to US AID and other taxpayer funding for nations that engage in gross violations of LGBT civil rights
5) An end to taxpayer deductions for charities that funnel money through anti-Gay foreign organizations (defined as those that publicly support extreme anti-Gay measures)
Obama has been, by far, the best President on these issues. And I'd give him a C-.
Trump is in a bromance with Putin. And he won't allow LGBT refugees to come here. And he's somewhat aligned with the anti-Gay parties of Europe. And who knows what he'll do about funding.
Unfortunately, no one is going to move forward on issue 5. Too many churches do that.
My guess is that Clinton will be no worse than Obama. And might be a bit better. Trump will be far worse (especially on asylum).
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Nuking Raqaa isn't going to help the LGBT people there. It will kill them too. Military action frequently leaves our community in WORSE positions than before the military action.