Yesterday at the White House (www.reddit.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Elon_Musk@hexbear.net to c/politics@hexbear.net

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[-] Elon_Musk@hexbear.net 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

No matter what your opinions of this demonstration are, I do appreciate that we have the freedom to engage in such protests. Would such a gathering be possible in Putin's Russia, or in China under the CCP's rule?

Eglin isn't even trying any more

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 34 points 3 months ago

Imagine how much they would repress anti-genocide protests in two countries which aren't committing this genocide. Clearly we are superior to the Asiatic races, despite committing the genocide being protested and repressing those protests with paramilitary forces.

[-] Greenleaf@hexbear.net 24 points 3 months ago

Would such a gathering be possible in Putin's Russia

idk maybe, maybe not. Russia is a capitalist oligarchy like the US. And the US has been cracking down on protests under the context of “muh private property” for weeks now.

or China under the CCP rule?

Yes, absolutely. This notion that they don’t allow protests in China or Cuba is nuts, there’s probably more protests in China than in the US.

[-] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago

They have to pretend protests in china don't exist because protests in china usually lead to the government changing things

[-] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 21 points 3 months ago

...Weren't they fist pumping the war protests in Russia a couple years ago?

[-] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

in liberal memory all those protestors were shot and killed and then forced to drink novichok and then dropped out of a skyscraper.

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

Wait they drink it after they're killed? Truly barbaric!

[-] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago

Entertain for a second the idea that the Bad Countries won't let you protest. So they think it's a choice between:

A Bad Country that won't let you protest, because they'd beat and arrest you and then change nothing; or
A Good Country where they let you protest, beat and arrest you for doing so, then change nothing

What exactly is the supposed difference?