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So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny. I know "my best" pales in comparison to people like Sophie

by reedlaw 16y ago

So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny. I know "my best" pales in comparison to people like Sophie Scholl, but that statement shows my optimism about the current state of affairs. We are on a decline, but still far from outright Fascism.

VladRussian 16y ago
>So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny. and the point is? there is no evil happens? or there is no need to bother until executions start? In Stalin's Soviet Union millions were executed and nobody bothered even then. Anyway, executions are so 20th century. The modern autocracies', like modern Russia for example, have found a way of doing pretty much the same thing without mess of executions. Modern citizens are so tender, they value their comfort and good job so much... >my optimism about the current state of affairs. We are on a decline, but still far from outright Fascism. just for starters, something very easy to understand: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436364/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436364/
defroost 16y ago
> So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny. I'm sure you know that Julian Assange is facing possible extradition to the US, and several top official are shamefully talking about dusting off the Espionage Act as a way to seek the death penalty in this case. The fact that he is not American hasn't seemed to deter them. Nor has the fact that other journalists and media outlets like the NY Times printed the same documents. What is so scary is you have other "journalists" basically joining in to criticize WikiLeaks and JA, not realizing that they are setting the stage for future silencing of other members of the press.

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So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny. I know "my best" pales in comparison to people like Sophie

by reedlaw 16y ago

VladRussian 16y ago
>So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny. and the point is? there is no evil happens? or there is no need to bother until executions start? In Stalin's Soviet Union millions were executed and nobody bothered even then. Anyway, executions are so 20th century. The modern autocracies', like modern Russia for example, have found a way of doing pretty much the same thing without mess of executions. Modern citizens are so tender, they value their comfort and good job so much... >my optimism about the current state of affairs. We are on a decline, but still far from outright Fascism. just for starters, something very easy to understand: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436364/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436364/
defroost 16y ago
> So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny. I'm sure you know that Julian Assange is facing possible extradition to the US, and several top official are shamefully talking about dusting off the Espionage Act as a way to seek the death penalty in this case. The fact that he is not American hasn't seemed to deter them. Nor has the fact that other journalists and media outlets like the NY Times printed the same documents. What is so scary is you have other "journalists" basically joining in to criticize WikiLeaks and JA, not realizing that they are setting the stage for future silencing of other members of the press.