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Unfortunately, free speech in the US now seems to mean speech that is friendly towards the incumbent in the Ehite House. Media outlets who don't kow tow to this MAGA movement or "Project 25" are being threatened with massive lawsuits. North Korean, Russia and China already have eliminated any critical forums. It's sad really to see that once great bastion of freedom and democracy being battered into submission - from within. When all these freedoms are silenced, it will take years to unwind the damage done, if that can ever happen.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1863 - 18/09/2025 12:09:05 2636644 Link 0 |
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USA becoming more like Russia, China and North Korea these days, than they seem to realise. Even the Pope weighed in with a Trumpish sounding smear about Ireland last week. He's probably a closet MAGA fan too. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4411 - 18/09/2025 12:16:39 2636646 Link 0 |
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The strange thing is the Americans that talk about unfettered 'liberty' are the one's who restrict these rights the most. Bush administration basically put the whoe country under government surveilance after 9/11. A lot of the MAGA movement and even their mannerisms come across like the mentality of secondary school age, angry teenage boys. Even their debates, they always start shouting down the opponent and always go into personel insults or just shout abuse. Or if they don't descend into shouting they use a lot of passive agggressive insults. Insult seem to be their aim. It's like they've modelled debate and interaction with opponents on MMA trash talk.
FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 356 - 18/09/2025 12:51:15 2636654 Link 0 |
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I seen a few of them spouting that tourists should be denied holiday visas if they criticise the American government on social media….its bonkers stuff. It's actually sad and worrying how far America is falling down in the gutter. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11771 - 18/09/2025 14:14:12 2636671 Link 0 |