cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33840224

From age and ID restrictions on the Internet, to charging rappers with “terrorism,” the U.K. is demolishing the most basic civil liberties. If we let them, U.S. leaders may be close behind.

  • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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    4618 days ago

    I thought that the US charging people with terrorism willy-nilly was already par for the course

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
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      418 days ago

      There’s no domestic terrorism charge in the US. Only foreign organizations can be declared to be terrorist organizations. First Amendment.

      Edit: And even then only giving material support for such organizations is a chargeable offense.

        • NoneOfUrBusiness
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          517 days ago

          Oh true. Lemme correct that: There’s nothing such as a domestic terrorist organization in the US. The point being that it’s impossible under US law to make affiliation with or support for a domestic organization a criminal act. The charge is dubious all around, but it’s not an attack on free speech.

      • @jenesaisquoi@feddit.org
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        17 days ago

        No organisations. Individuals can be declared terrorists and held indefinitely and have their human rights violated up to and including torture without even seeing a judge. USA! USA! USA!

        • NoneOfUrBusiness
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          217 days ago

          Are there US citizens in Gitmo? If so then that’s definitely fucked up, if no then it’s still fucked up, but it’s the imperialist kind of fucked up which is a completely different conversation.

  • @randomname@scribe.disroot.org
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    1318 days ago

    This Current Affairs is one of these magazines where you know what you get before you click the link, similar to ‘media’ outlets like Jacobin. This serves a propaganda purpose for anti-democratic regimes only, it’s not aiming at publishing independent research.

    • Optional
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      418 days ago

      O noes you insulted the “Lefties’” favorite link!

      They’ll certainly be by to express snarkish disaffected contempt!