"Sex for the Motherland"

This startling story from the British Daily Mail describes a seemingly government sponsored anti-democracy youth movement in Vladimir Putin's Russia. It's not just about sanctioned teen sex, but that's an interesting part of a more ominous tale.

Remember the mammoths, say the clean-cut organisers at the youth camp's mass wedding. "They became extinct because they did not have enough sex. That must not happen to Russia".

Obediently, couples move to a special section of dormitory tents arranged in a heart-shape and called the Love Oasis, where they can start procreating for the motherland.

With its relentlessly upbeat tone, bizarre ideas and tight control, it sounds like a weird indoctrination session for a phoney religious cult.

But this organisation - known as "Nashi", meaning "Ours" - is youth movement run by Vladimir Putin's Kremlin that has become a central part of Russian political life.

The story is worth checking out. It describes this event with 10,000 Russian youths in attendance and the fascist, racist, God-less politics behind it. The author cites a poll revealing that a majority of Russian teens now believe Stalin did more good than bad. The folks behind the event (and other Russian youth movements like it) would like to see a return to those "glory days."

Scary stuff, especially when you start considering an alignment between Russia and the ever-stronger China. Fortunately, our hope for world peace still springs from a source beyond our world, and not from the nations choosing it for themselves.

(HT: The Point)