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Thousands of Gaza War protesters have been arrested [1]. There were also widespread protests in Russia over Ukraine [2], also shut down with a similarly practic

Thousands of Gaza War protesters have been arrested [1]. There were also widespread protests in Russia over Ukraine [2], also shut down with a similarly practiced competence. The entire world is becoming very unfree. People realize this easily enough when looking outside, but when the same things happen internally, people often just don't really recognize it in the same way, probably because of having a comically twisted view of how authoritarianism plays out in practice. With all due respect, I would say that you believing there were no large demonstrations within Russia as being an example of this perspective. [1] - https://apnews.com/article/college-protest-israel-hamas-war-arrest-charges-7cb75debddc2e8bd795d16515d07de09 https://apnews.com/article/college-protest-israel-hamas-war-... [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine#In_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Russian_i...

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> Thousands of Gaza War protesters have been arrested True, but by local authorities. And in most cases charges were dropped. The total number detained is small, and in most cases I've personally seen, at least in New York, credibly tied to a destructive act that had nothing to do with the protest. > probably because of having a comically twisted view of how authoritarianism plays out in practice Absolutely agree. To a sad degree, the current seat of authoritarian politics in America has shifted to Silicon Valley. > you believing there were no large demonstrations within Russia as being an example of this perspective I should have clarified without reprisals, but you are correct--the St. Petersburg protests weren't well covered by the international press.