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> When it becomes illegal to stage mass protests about anything? As long as you're in a "free speech zone". > When the media is directly owned by the state, a
by cliveholloway 13y ago
> When it becomes illegal to stage mass protests about anything?
As long as you're in a "free speech zone".
> When the media is directly owned by the state, as it is in many places?
Since the US is basically a corporatocracy, we're already there.
> When journalists and activists are jailed, as they are in many places?
Already happening. Assange abroad, Barrett Brown here in the US.
> When the media feels in any way uncomfortable roundly criticizing the government?
That's been happening here for years. Why does the US not have it's Jeremy Paxman?
> (3) Political mobilization is fine. No repression.
You're joking, right? The Occupy protests in Texas? Infiltration of protest groups and false flag events? Tch.