Comment on China calls for Maduro’s immediate release, accuses US of breaching international law

• Dupelet@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  US citizens are pretty vocal about the failings of their nation. Good luck finding that in unimprisoned China nationals.

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  • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Go to the south sometime and ask them about their cool confederate flags.

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    • Dupelet@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I didn’t imply ALL of them thought the same way. My point was that Americans still have the freedom to speak up (for now)

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      • eldavi@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Tell that to people like Fred Hampton or Garry Web or Chelsea Manning.

        All spoke out against the American government and all paid for it w their lives; their livelihoods; or both and time has vindicated all of them.

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      • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        US citizens are pretty vocal about the failings of their nation.

        This is where you were wrong. We are an ignorant, stupid people.

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    • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ironically they will just as likely go on a tirade against the guvmint, for entirely different reasons.

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    For now…

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  • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    but fail to act on it

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  • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Are you referring to the people who voted for Trump? Vocal, yes, accurate, no.

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    • Dupelet@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Pretty much the opposite actually.

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