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laughable thinking the us govt is authoritarian. unless you were referring to some other govt
by Rover222 3mo ago
laughable thinking the us govt is authoritarian. unless you were referring to some other govt
- bakies 3mo agoLaughable thinking they aren't
- Rover222 3mo 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 3mo 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 3mo 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 3mo agoIt's a spectrum, we've got it better than others but still ruled by an oligarchy that thrashes our rights including speech