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Intimidation, confiscation/destruction of property without due process, invasive surveillance and retention under 'terrorist' laws for family of journalists is
by panacea 13y ago
Intimidation, confiscation/destruction of property without due process, invasive surveillance and retention under 'terrorist' laws for family of journalists is a difference of degree than what happens in Mexico.
I hold the liberal Western governments to higher standards though, and see the difference in degree as being eroded more easily than you suggest.
- knowtheory 13y agoYou're still falsely equating. Even if it were a slippery slope along a line, it's still a line. Not all of the points are directly adjacent to each other.
- panacea 13y agoLet me try and phrase this in terms that aren't loaded such as 'slippery slope' or rhetorical geometry. I believe in the importance of a free press, and recent developments are troubling and lead to understandable concerns about the ability of ordinary people and journalists to discuss, report on, or investigate without undue duress, potential criminal activities by rogue agents exceeding their mandate as proscribed by their democratically elected governments.
- chris_mahan 13y agoHear Hear!