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laughable thinking the us govt is authoritarian. unless you were referring to some other govt
by Rover222 1mo ago
laughable thinking the us govt is authoritarian. unless you were referring to some other govt
- bakies 1mo agoLaughable thinking they aren't
- Rover222 1mo agowe have free speech, don't be so gullible. you think Chinese citizens can go out in the streets and say anything they want. pathetically ignorant.
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- bakies 1mo agoWe're not China no, but where's Snowden right now? Free speech doesn't make the government not authoritarian. It's not binary either.
- Rover222 1mo agoThat's true, it's a spectrum. And the US has wayyy more free speech than even Great Britain. I'm a fan of Snowden, but suggesting that we're living in an authoritarian state because he's in exile is a stretch, IMO.
- bakies 1mo agoIt's a spectrum, we've got it better than others but still ruled by an oligarchy that thrashes our rights including speech