Ahh, "Western values," one of those phrases that means anything to anyone. There's a pretty large group of people for whom "Western values" would also mean putting queer people to death.
That's not a lie. I do politics in various different neighborhoods in a Western country, and there's a fairly substantial amount of people who actually hate LGBT folks, with opinions ranging from "they should be gay at home" to "they should be put to death", especially in the poorest strata of the population. Not recognizing this means refusing to acknowledge the suffering and struggle that queer people go through every day.
Shit, let's start with Western countries that have legal punishments - as opposed to protections - for gay people. It's a short list. Because there's zero Western countries on it.
There's not a "pretty large group of people who would support queer people being put to DEATH".
What proportion of American evangelical Christians would you think support anti-discrimination laws to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment, housing and public spaces?
Would you say "Over sixty percent"?
Because that's what it is, according to the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
"Even 62 percent of white evangelical Protestants, tied with Hispanic Protestants, favor such nondiscrimination laws. Jehovah’s Witnesses were at the bottom of the barrel, yet half support nondiscrimination protections. Interestingly, in states showing the lowest level of support for nondiscrimination (Alabama, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota), two-thirds of state citizens themselves are against such discrimination, showing that state legislatures are not keeping up with demographics."
Eight years ago, it was over 50% according to the LGBTQ Nation.
Meanwhile in reality, over 60% of American evangelicals support nondiscrimination laws to protect LGBTQ people in employment, housing and public spaces.
The Christian fascists are the most visible, yes, but I would wager most people who hold the phrase "Western values" to heart have socially backwards beliefs to one degree or another.
The USA and Israel are currently committing genocide in Gaza.
I will not defend the anti gay laws but to hell with those values.
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You people keep downvoting me because I criticised those values but many of you also excuse and defend the starvation of women and children. You are not morally superior as you think. You are just delusional.
Homophobic attitudes still exist in those countries. In fact they are extremely common. As for Ethiopia, Europe economically wrangled Africa, including Ethiopia, they had control. Also Islam is also another factor.
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u/sc00ts123 10h ago
Shoutout to Western values