Its Birthrate Falling, Russia Targets Child-Free Lifestyles
Source: New York Times
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to ban the advocacy of child-free lifestyles, in a move that is part of a broader effort by the Kremlin to reverse a falling birthrate and promote the country as a bastion of traditional values that is battling a decadent West.
The State Duma, or lower house of Parliament, unanimously approved a bill that would ban any form of propaganda promoting the refusal to have children. That would include material on the internet, in media outlets, in movies and in advertising that portrays child-free lifestyles as attractive.
Violators would be subjected to fines of up to about $4,000 for individuals and $50,000 for legal entities.
The bill has been broadly endorsed by the Kremlin and is expected to receive approval from the Federation Council, the upper chamber of Parliament, and then be signed into law by President Vladimir V. Putin.
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This WILL be emulated by MAGA at some point. You know they will go after the childless cat ladies eventually.
Dave Bowman
(3,674 posts)lastlib
(24,949 posts)Why wouldn't it sound repuglikan?
mahina
(18,957 posts)We are very obviously being divided against each other and I will not miss a chance to encourage rethinking that because it helps nobody, but Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
maxsolomon
(35,129 posts)We're not BEING divided; its already done.
Xipe Totec
(44,072 posts)relayerbob
(7,036 posts)Trump, with his psycho Musk sidekick will start this soon enough
SomewhereInTheMiddle
(388 posts)...whose sidekick is who?
In the realm where money is all that matters Mush (honest typo I decided to leave in) is many times richer than Trump so is Trump Musk's new sidekick?
TexasBushwhacker
(20,690 posts)msongs
(70,210 posts)Response to msongs (Reply #5)
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Skittles
(159,642 posts)Wicked Blue
(6,689 posts)since they already have North Koreans fighting for them in Ukraine
NickB79
(19,647 posts)Sent off to be adopted by Russian parents.