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> It does not seem like having a "fuck imperialism" sign should ever get you arrested in a country that is supposedly one of the closest allies of the US. Hmmm

> It does not seem like having a "fuck imperialism" sign should ever get you arrested in a country that is supposedly one of the closest allies of the US. Hmmmm... /s?

quadrifoliate 4y ago
> Hmmmm... /s? Okay, fair point – I missed the fact that SA is also currently a somewhat key US ally. But you know what I mean, hopefully. The UK has typically been close enough socially and politically that the term "Special Relationship" has its own Wikipedia page [1]. ---------------------------------------- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Relationship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Relationship
- cma 4y ago
  Saudi royalty killed a US journalist, violating much more clear-cut free speech principles than this (still bad) state-enforced decorum stuff.
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- xani_ 4y ago
  And, you know, the fact your country does do the "jail for opinions" thing too