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This isn't even remotely relevant to this discussion. Being convicted of a crime is not the same as expressing critical opinions.
by 0xTJ 2y ago
This isn't even remotely relevant to this discussion. Being convicted of a crime is not the same as expressing critical opinions.
- donnachangstein 2y agoEvery country on planet Earth has their own rules and they all have every right to tell any non-citizen entering to fuck off at their whims. Sorry but that's how it works. The sense of entitlement here is mind-boggling. If I fly to $COUNTRY they have every right to put me on the next plane back for any reason (including pissing off customs in any way) and I have no recourse beyond shouting into the void.
- anonymousDan 2y agoJust to be clear, you're perfectly fine with this?
- tromp 2y agoPeople are not arguing whether US has the right; but whether they had good reason. As in, a better reason than disliking criticism of the administration or its policies (or name calling).
- kyleee 2y agoThe article provides no details to assess whether or not there was good reason, so this is really quite a futile overall conversation.
- 0xTJ 2y agoAnd everyone has a right to be excessively rude towards customer service employees. That doesn't mean that it's considered acceptable, or that others shouldn't be critical of people who do that.
- lores 2y agoIf you wave a giant flag written "Free speech" for two hundred years, make it one of the central tenets of your nation's self-image, and give condescending lessons about it to others, you'd better be upholding it, lest you look like a royal hypocrite.