• TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Remind me if you can criticise the government in America without getting whisked off to a camp or disappeared? Oh yeah, you can.

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      The US has the highest prison population in the world, both per capita and by total numbers, along with a draconian legal system that locks people up for decades for minor crimes. They also literally do have immigrant prison camps currently holding ~30k people, many of whom have committed no crimes except for “not having papers”.

      The US absolutely does dissappear many people.

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      This morning I saw a video taken from outside an ICE concentration camp. You can hear dozens of children screaming and crying inside. Then a guard orders the person filming to turn off their camera and leave.

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      You can’t even criticise the USA government while in other countries without risking being whisked off to heaven.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      A mere three months ago, you could still post this comment and not be laughed at. Like boots and hearts, when things start to fall apart, they really fall apart.