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NCMaureen's avatar

I am related by marriage to a Turkish journalist who retweeted something at the start of covid that was mildly critical of Erdogan. He was arrested, spent a month in prison, then released.

Have we become that different from an authoritarian dictator state?

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Skeptical but Optimistic's avatar

No. No we are not.

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Bruce Miller's avatar

Nope. Pete Navarro learned that the hard way. Merrick Garland is nothing but a snotty, nerdly little Beria impersonator. He is quickly earning the same fate.

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Madjack's avatar

Breaks my heart to see the weaponization of DOJ/FBI.

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T Reid's avatar

Fair point, I concede. We truly are in a "show me the man, I'll show the the crime" era.

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T Reid's avatar

That's sad to hear. We are not quite there yet, ours is more like "you get fired and can't get another job and be in respectable company." But I am sure some Americans would like us to be there.

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