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This will get flagged and killed by users claiming it's because they don't want politics here, but really just don't want to admit to themselves what's going on

This will get flagged and killed by users claiming it's because they don't want politics here, but really just don't want to admit to themselves what's going on. Some things are worth standing up for. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_They_Came https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_They_Came

Glyptodon 2y ago
Or it'll just get an invisible penalty to do the same.
readthenotes1 2y ago
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- matsemann 2y ago
  Supporting Palestina != Supporting Hamas. And so much for free speech I guess. Do you seriously think writing this warrants being basically kidnapped and detained in an unknown location? https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/03/4ftk27sm6jkj https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/03/4ftk27sm6jkj
- spacemadness 2y ago
  Calling what happened in Palestine a genocide is not supporting a terrorist group. That’s a massive leap. It’s free speech. “The eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation from the government, said he was shocked by what he saw.” Yeah you’re right, totally normal times.
- mcphage 2y ago
  I think you meant to say “First they kidnapped…”
aaron695 2y ago
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meijer 2y ago
The story can also be considered on-topic because it shows how the USA is increasingly becoming a bad place to start a business. When foreign talent can be snatched by masked secret police at any time and the rule of law is increasingly ignored, it hardly creates a favorable business environment.
- snehk 2y ago
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  - meijer 2y ago
    Better yet: don't be a "guest" in the USA.
    - addandsubtract 2y ago
      Even being a legal resident isn't safe anymore.
  - matsemann 2y ago
    Do you seriously believe the punishment here matches the "crime" of writing an article? I don't even see the problem with it. You want people to come and better your country, or do you want them to be docile slaves? And who even decides what counts as activism? If I write an article about wanting my campus to serve better food, should I be deported? But you're anyways missing the point: If you can't be yourself, stand up for your values and live freely, you will not move to a country. This is the US now, and because of that the US will lose out on great talent, people will be apprehensive of starting businesses, study or otherwise in the US.
  - tvaughan 2y ago
    What’s political activism?
    - AlecSchueler 2y ago
      Speaking opinions contrary to the party line.

Glyptodon 2y ago

Or it'll just get an invisible penalty to do the same.

readthenotes1 2y ago

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matsemann 2y ago
Supporting Palestina != Supporting Hamas. And so much for free speech I guess. Do you seriously think writing this warrants being basically kidnapped and detained in an unknown location? https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/03/4ftk27sm6jkj https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/03/4ftk27sm6jkj
spacemadness 2y ago
Calling what happened in Palestine a genocide is not supporting a terrorist group. That’s a massive leap. It’s free speech. “The eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation from the government, said he was shocked by what he saw.” Yeah you’re right, totally normal times.
mcphage 2y ago
I think you meant to say “First they kidnapped…”

aaron695 2y ago

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meijer 2y ago

The story can also be considered on-topic because it shows how the USA is increasingly becoming a bad place to start a business. When foreign talent can be snatched by masked secret police at any time and the rule of law is increasingly ignored, it hardly creates a favorable business environment.

snehk 2y ago
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- meijer 2y ago
  Better yet: don't be a "guest" in the USA.
  - addandsubtract 2y ago
    Even being a legal resident isn't safe anymore.
- matsemann 2y ago
  Do you seriously believe the punishment here matches the "crime" of writing an article? I don't even see the problem with it. You want people to come and better your country, or do you want them to be docile slaves? And who even decides what counts as activism? If I write an article about wanting my campus to serve better food, should I be deported? But you're anyways missing the point: If you can't be yourself, stand up for your values and live freely, you will not move to a country. This is the US now, and because of that the US will lose out on great talent, people will be apprehensive of starting businesses, study or otherwise in the US.
- tvaughan 2y ago
  What’s political activism?
  - AlecSchueler 2y ago
    Speaking opinions contrary to the party line.