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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As per Wikipedia:

The UN noted that there had been arrests of homosexuals within the past three years in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

So it's not like LGBT issues were much better under Imran Khan either.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Pakistan now went more right instead of less right so I'd be surprised if it isn't worse now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I wouldn't be surprised either, but you made it sound like things are a lot more clear cut than they actually are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It didn't sound like that to me. Americans meddling in other countries is par for the course.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The new Pakistani government is pretty extreme right wing so it's certainly not getting better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The bad laws were in place even before Imran - so that isn't unexpected. However, only a democratic government affords any chance of revisiting it. Arguing that the situation is the same now is completely disingenuous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit they can tell the lesser of two evils after all.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

The difference is that America isn't going to go less right if Biden wins. It's already in a downward spiral and voting Biden isn't going to break it. If anything it will strengthen 2028 Republicans.

Pakistan wasn't caught in the uniparty trap yet.