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Oh yeah I agree with that, I was just arguing that especially because the US had more unrest it makes even more problematic that journalists got arrested. That
by znpy 6y ago
Oh yeah I agree with that, I was just arguing that especially because the US had more unrest it makes even more problematic that journalists got arrested.
That's a symptom of the fact that the establishment does not want the press to document what it's doing, to the point that it's arresting journalists.
- throwaway894345 6y ago> That's a symptom of the fact that the establishment does not want the press to document what it's doing, to the point that it's arresting journalists. ... or it's the other thing: more journalists in closer contact with crankier cops. Or maybe even some combination of the two. This is my point--we can't draw conclusions from an observed spike in arrests.
- 80386 6y agoIs it a symptom of that, or is it a symptom of the fact that it's much easier for the sorts of people who'd go to protests and do things that get them arrested anyway to call themselves journalists?