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When the government is murdering journalists and political opponents, that is some fucking cancel culture right there.

I’d bet the CIA/USAID has a much larger (foreign) journalist kill count. (and maybe some American).

Dudes! This isn't a dick measuring contest.

Both Russia and the G7 countries are garbage that cheat and kill their own citizens, have technocratic mass media that produce propaganda, keeping most people dumb and ignorant while invading poor countries and engage in proxy wars.

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Yeah, that was when I decided this was a joke, but.. it's not?

I'm guessing that was what the "to catch a predator" tag was for.

I think it's more like they're aiming for the predator demographic.

And in 2022 our ancestors came to Russia to escape political persecution, after the Democrats stole the election from Emperor Trump.

All right, children. It's black history month, so we're going to see a film about Clarence Thomas.

America has a way higher percentage of it's population in prison.

True, but I figure Russia cancels its dissents in ways more severe than a Twitter ban.

actually they don't, pretty much only America does this insane shit to it's population

Crackersmack, you do realise that people that speak out against Putin seem to go missing or wind up dead. That's a bit more serious than cancel culture or jail. Say what you will about Trump, but, his dissenters generally don't suffer from "unfortunate accidents." Well, other than Ivanka, that is.

So you got your bags packed, sugarsmack?

Crackersmack sort of blew himself up, Wile E. Coyote style, at the end there, but there's no denying that it's a sobering truth. The difference is basically that in countries like Russia, prison is even more of a tool of political suppression than in the US, but in other countries, locking people up costs the rulers money. In the US, when people go to prison, the ruling class MAKES money.

The US is a little (just a smidge) more subtle about it, and it rarely makes the news. Patton and Forestall are 2 good examples of silent assassination.

MLK, JFK, RFK, and the warning shot Reagan received are the most visible.

And you don't have to kill. Hillenkoetter was the ultimate insider, yet they ruined his reputation. Plenty of people have been thrown under that bus.

The news is very well controlled here, people don't even think about asking questions. The Kremlin is more direct in its actions and their people have had a hundred years to grin and bear it.

At least they're not like China or North Korea. Cold comfort.

yeah there's a difference between "high profile political opponents of Putin tend to have something happen to them" and the insane shit that's going on in America, right? for chrissakes we have 2.3 million humans in cages and we spend all of our money on unaccountable, incredibly violent police

>>>yeah there's a difference between "high profile political opponents of Putin tend to have something happen to them" and the insane shit that's going on in America, right?

Are you talking to me? Because I just said that, even though you're an asshole who keeps saying stupid shit, you actually made a good point. I called it "sobering".

We're talking about this video. I think this video is fucking crazy. I think that if you're one of the right wing dipshits who this is aimed at, you're white, and WHITE people going to Russia to escape political persecution, and finally be free at last are clearly super duper fucking stupid.

Is there a difference? Yeah, in some ways, but your point seems to be that as a society, we're no better, and I can't say that you're wrong.

We can all agree mass incarceration is bad. I looked it up when you first mentioned it and the US rate is about twice that of the Russian federation. That is a huge failing of our society . It's horrific.

So I guess Crackersmack is right this time. Release the flying pigs!

Hey Cena, did you know that back in 2011, there was some right wing lunatic running around signing your name to horrible posts, willy nilly.

You changed your mind. In the year of our lourd 2022, I say goddamn, that makes you a hero to me. You should get the presidential medal of freedom, or at least some kind of presidential merit badge.

they should have taken it a step farther and pointed out that the Russian people own the majority of the means of oil production, and therefore can't be blatantly gouged by the oil industry like in America