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>There's no punishment for dissent, so how would it be suppressed? Surely you're joking. The United States government is eager to punish dissent to a lethal d
by dublinben 11y ago
>There's no punishment for dissent, so how would it be suppressed?
Surely you're joking. The United States government is eager to punish dissent to a lethal degree.[0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki
- mikeash 11y agoFirst, I assumed "suppressing dissent" meant domestic dissent. Second, planning terror attacks is not "dissent." I mean, if this guy is your poster boy for the goals of NSA surveillance, then you're arguing that it is about fighting terrorism.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoYou think he was punished for dissent? He was punished for actively working to kill people. That's a bit beyond merely "dissent".