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Not true, over the years many people have been put in jail for political reasons, they just don't receive media time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_p
by coliveira 2y ago
Not true, over the years many people have been put in jail for political reasons, they just don't receive media time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoners_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoners_in_the_Uni...
- TeaBrain 2y agoMost of the latter ones did receive media time. None of those in the article were arrested for simply holding up political symbols like a swastika or Z symbol. In the entire article, there were only a few controversial ones, from the WW1, immediately post-WW1 era and the Vietnam era, and they have all been featured in media.
- coliveira 2y agoSo now is it ok to have political prisoners if they put a note on the newspaper?...
- greesil 2y agoIt's not what's okay, it's comparing existing or previously existing nations or systems with each other, and not an ideal. Yes everyone can and should do better.
- coliveira 2y agoExcept that the comparison is not done in a fair way. To be specific, Americans believe their country is exponentially better than other nations like France or UK. It's not.