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So here is only Soviet “administrative deportation”. No court decision but purely communist party/secret service lists of names they chose. This was not comfy travel to the next city, but usually to some remote cold place in Russia or Kazakhstan with no housing and slave work. Unfit usually died from hunger, cold or sickness (elderly, children). Families were deported together, children included. The number of people that were subject to administrative repression (mainly in the form of deportation) Deportation campaign — Year — Number (of victims) Deportation of Cossacks from Priterechye — 1920 — 45,000 “Cleaning-up” of the western borders: Finns and Poles — 1930 — 18,000 Exile of the kulaks — 1930 — 752,000 Exile of the kulaks — 1931 — 1,275,000 Exile of the kulaks ** — 1932 — 45,000 **Exile of the kulaks — 1933 — 268,000 Exile of the kulaks — 1935 — 23,000 Exile of the kulaks — 1936 — 5,300 “Cleaning up” of the western borders (Poles, Germans) — 1935–1936 — 128,000 “Cleaning-up” of the southern borders: Kurds — 1937 — 4,000 “Cleaning-up” of the eastern borders: total deportations of Koreans and others — 1937 — 181,000 “Cleaning-up” of the southern borders: Jews and Iranians— 1938 — 6,000 Sovietization and “cleaning-up” of the new western borders: former Polish and other foreign citizens — 1940 — 276,000 Sovietization and “cleaning-up” of the north-western and south-western borders: Western Ukraine, Western Belarus— 1941 — 51,000 Sovietization and “cleaning-up” of the north-western and south-western borders: the Baltic states — 1941 — 45,000 Sovietization and “cleaning-up” of the north-western and south-western borders: Moldova — 1941 — 30,000 Preventative deportation of Soviet Germans and Finns — 1941 — 927,000 Preventative deportation of Soviet Germans and Finns — 1942 — 9,000 Deportation of Greeks, Romanians and others from Crimea and from the North Caucasus — 1942 — 5,000 Deportation of the Karachays — Aug 1943–spring 1944 — 75,000 Deportation of the Kalmyks — Dec1943–Jun 1944 — 97,000 Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush — 1944 — 484,000 Deportation of the Balkars — 1944 — 42,000 Deportation of the members of the OUN and family members of active members of the OUN — 1944–1947 — 115,000 Deportation of the Crimean Tartars from Crimea to Uzbekistan — 1944 — 182,000 Deportation of the peoples of Crimea (Greeks, Bolgars, Armenians and others) from Crimea to Uzbekistan — 1944 — 42,000 “Punished confessions”: deportation of “true orthodox Christians” (July 1944) — 1944 — 1,000 Total deportation of Meskhetian Turks as well as Kurds, Hamshenis, the Lazi and others from southern Georgia (November 1944) — 1944 — 93,000 Deportation of the members of “punished peoples” — 1945 — 10,000 Deportation of the “interned-mobilised” from East Germany, Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia — 1944–1947 — 277,000 Deportation of the “kulaks” from Lithuania to Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast and Buryat-Mongolia — 1948 — 49,000 Deportation of “social parasites – exiles” — 1948 — 53,000 Deportation of members of resistance and their family members (“bandits and their kulak accomplices”) from Latvia — 1949 — 42,000 Deportation of members of resistance and their family members (“bandits and their kulak accomplices”) from Estonia — 1949 — 20,000 Deportation of members of resistance and their family members (“bandits and their kulak accomplices”) from Lithuania — 1949 — 32,000 Deportation of Greek nationals and former Greek nationals from the Black Sea coast of Russia and Ukraine as well as from Georgia and Azerbaijan — 1949 — 58,000 Deportation “bandits and their kulak accomplices” from Moldova — 1949 — 36,000 Deportation of the kulaks and those accused of banditism and their family members from Pytalovsky, Pechorsky and Kachanovsky District of the Pskov Oblast to Khabarovsk Krai — 1950 — 1,400 Deportation of former Basmachi movement members from Tajikistan — 1950 — 3,000 Deportation of members of Anders’ Army and their family members from Lithuania — 1951 — 4,500 Deportation of Jehovah’s Witnesses from Moldova – operation “Sever” (North) — 1951 — 3,000 Deportation of the “kulaks” from Baltic states, Moldova, Western Ukraine and Western Belarus — 1951 — 35,000 Deportation of the “kulaks” from Western Belarus — 1952 — 6,000 Total — 5,854,200. This is just a fragment of total terror.

Ahh..expert on repressions and killings is speaking. Indeed, Soviet/Russian terror is a class in itself. And its kept fresh and dynamic!

This does not work if I have in my hand a wine glass and you say its obviously an elephant. This debate does not work and requires correction, otherwise we eventually agree its really an elephant.

Lets stay on topic which is Russia led by Putin. Courts are slow and first the regime must be put down, then justice can follow. Putin is already now a fugitive (international arrest warrant issued). A United Nations investigation has found further evidence that Russian forces committed “indiscriminate attacks” and war crimes in Ukraine, including rape and the deportation of children to Russia. “The collected evidence further shows that Russian authorities have committed the war crimes of wilful killing, torture, rape and other sexual violence, and the deportation of children to the Russian Federation,” a United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said in a report submitted to the UN general assembly.

Being gay and running gay organizations does not give an alibi to promote war and war crimes. But you dont get it anyhow.

Tayrona has a nude beach which is a gay beach and when I was there, the only 4 naked guys parading around joined forces and marched to the bushes nearby 😀. I was there with a friend and did not join. Easy to get there, its the next beach to the beach with a tower. It was huge and basically empty. I heard they have a good gay dance club in Baranquilla. Santa Marta is ok for transiting for various places including Tayrona, but itself not overly interesting. Its developed for tourists and has hotels, food, drinks and music.

Cali offers not too much for tourists, but I liked that - very few gringos. Pereira and Manizales are touristic hotspots because of various mountains related and thermal spa attractions.

Thinking alternatives requires therapy

The place i live now has plenty of people with arabic background. Some fancy only older gray fur guys.

When 75 I would travel to arab countries, they often think the older the better.

I visited Cali sauna a few times, but Medellin only once.

I am 50 and slim. In Medellin sauna muscled twinks with big dicks politely refused my approach, but in Cali sauna they were happy. Its just coincidence and luck. If you are in 20s, you are lion king of sauna; but if in 50s, more of a dog, who has to sniff few asses before you find your match. As always, initiative brings results (but not in a creepy way).

Meanwhile in Doha..Grindr is not safe Check out this article on Pink News: https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/29/british-airways-gay-qatar/

The fact is that Moses and his colleagues future in the next 20 years is China, Iran, Gulf countries, India, some ASEAN, but not Europe and other West. This hurts, since all the money stolen by oligarchs and their supporters was meant to be spent in Southern France, Italy, Switzerland, London, Munich, Barcelona, Vienna, United States. Excellent schools for children, nice villlas, sophisticated shopping, best available food and excellent cultural life, best medical service and so on. All these enourmous efforts were not made to end up in Dubai, Moscow, African cities or Saigon. I am OK with this.

This gay-straight debate is a bit useless. For some people fucking is not a big deal, it feels good, sometimes you can get money for that. Some people can avoid hunger doing so, hunger is a horrible feeling, people do everything to avoid that. I can eat with chopsticks, for fun or to be in line with the restaurant culture, no big deal, I dont care. But you would not say, I am a bit Asian or I am not 100% European. Its pointless. I just eat with chopsticks. Culturally I have nothing to do with Asia. Its the question, whom you wanna fuck in your night dreams - that would answer, if one likes more men or woman or both.

I was some years ago in Catania, grindr offered both paid and unpaid opportunities (50 eur). Italian guys, I met one guy and was a good experience. Language barrier - english is not always spoken.

Not quite similar, the US organizations is not under sanctions and carrying out activities in occupied territories.

Putin has already created his own hitlerjugend, creating more evil spirits; from 2022 its under EU sanctions. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Army_Cadets_National_Movement

I took a bus from Pereira to Cali, I like bus travel in central Colombia. Usually overnight, pretty comfy, weird 2am snack stops, every second trip something was broken (aircon, electricity system), people are shared to other busses, etc. But, everybody remains calm and happy, big respect to colombians. Its a project in itself! There is a city called Palmira near Cali, Grindr went crazy there. In Cali I spent most of the time in the Phisicus sauna, nice people, cold beer, (too strong) weed if you are polite with guys in smoking area, massage guys and quite many (hot) visitors at weekends. There is also sauna called Cali Club, where sexy guys go on weekends. I was there within a week and there were few visitors, including horny muscle guy. I stayed in a hotel next to the main futball stadium, walking distance to Parqu del Perro. Took uber to the center. I had an impression that in the Cali main bus station one should be careful with the belongings you have. I did not hear or see any salsa😀.

In Medellin fancy expat/tourist restaurant a m/f couple in early 30s (from US or UK I think) was really intensively staring me, my Colombian friend and our food. They were really close to us and I thought what an inappropriate behaviour in a small place. I asked the guy if he wants to try my food or? Then they stopped.

I think Spain developed. Franco period was very painfull and followed with a social change. EU required principles of „rule of law“ in order to be in EU. But…secretly the King still travelled to Africa to hunt elephants.

I asked in Colombia, from where this culture of cheating and over playing comes from. I was told its historically imported from Spain! 😀

Berlin sex and cruising clubs have lots of drugs. I suspect most muscle guys do something to enjoy those nights.

I compare Taipei gay nightlife with Berlin, Bogota, Medellin - Taiwanese guys said they dont have comparable.

I must say that in my recent visit to Taiwan I really enjoyed the safe environment (daily- and nightlife, grindr dates, walk whereever you want, etc.). Being in Colombia is more like a tactical operative mission, which eventually got on my nerves. Taiwan is not particularly drinking, partying and drugs country, which I found refreshing and better for sex (i am not a fan of alcohol and nightclubs). From Europe, both places are the same flight time, so its „meat or fish“ choice, depends on the mood and style I want.