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> We are definitely talking at cross purposes if you think I’m here to “defend the crown”. We're really not lol. I said defend the crown as shorthand for you d
by PrimeMcFly 3y ago
> We are definitely talking at cross purposes if you think I’m here to “defend the crown”.
We're really not lol. I said defend the crown as shorthand for you defending the UK, which is exactly what you are doing.
> You seem to keep missing the point that I agree with you that the people we’re talking about should not have been arrested.
My point, said repeatedly by this point, is that the UK is worse than other similar countries.
> What I disagree with are your hyperbolic statements about the UK based on a particular emphasis in the English-speaking media on the “arrested for a tweet” trope.What I disagree with are your hyperbolic statements about the UK based on a particular emphasis in the English-speaking media on the “arrested for a tweet” trope.
It's not hyperbolic in the least. It's a much bigger problem in the UK than for other countries, and it's entirely accurate.
> You dismiss the results of the Google queries I provided, but they all turn up similar stories that simply weren’t as widely reported in English-speaking media
It's about the quantity. It happens far more in the UK, for less egregious things.
- foldr 3y agoNow you are just insisting on your point without providing any evidence, other than whatever subjective impression of frequency you have from the news stories that you happen to read. The news isn't a random sample of current events.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago"subjective impression", sigh. At every step of this conversation you're made an effort to be as dismissive as possible. Here's a thought: Maybe your blind patriotism has you being in denial? You dismiss any instance because "that happens in other countries too, it's no different here", which just isn't true. How do you defend people protesting the new kings coronation being arrested, when they were not engaging in hate speech or rioting or anything that deserved an arrest? UK has the worst free speech of any the anglo countries, by a large margin.
- foldr 3y agoSorry, but you're just not listening to me. I said already that "I agree with you that the people we’re talking about should not have been arrested".
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoYou keep repeating yourself. I am listening to you and have been with every previous post where you make the same claim while ironically ignoring and not addressing my actual points. I understand your point perfectly. If anyone is not listening to anyone, it's you not listening to me. AGAIN: My point is that free speech in the UK is significantly worse than in other similar countries. I don't care that you agree that the people we're talking about shouldn't have been arrested. That's not related to the point I was making.