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[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (6 children)

I have yet to see UK election officials being caught on CCTV stuffing ballet boxes.

I have yet to see the Police arresting people for being gay in public.

I have yet to see the BBC be handed notes live on air and completely change the narrative around an ongoing war.

So yeah, the original comment saying "the UK is more authoritarian than Russia" is insane hyperbole.

Ironically, your comment about the UK being halfway to as authoritarian as somewhere like Russia is more interesting as we can get into the details as how they are currently similar and how much further the UK would have to slide to be there, and presumably how to stop it.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

again, so you want to see all the boxes ticked before you call a spade a spade?... not a great strategy but you do you

I have yet to see the Police arresting people for being gay in public.

No, but there is this:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vrjkev802o

I have yet to see the BBC be handed notes live on air and completely change the narrative around an ongoing war.

No, but there is this:

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/64534/how-the-government-captured-the-bbc

[–] WALLACE@feddit.uk -4 points 3 days ago (2 children)
  1. Palestine Action is a terror group. They committed violent terror acts against the UK and got designated as such in response. It doesn't matter if you're a senile 83 year old woman, it's still illegal to support a terror group.

  2. Wtf is that "prospect magazine" link? Looks like some weird anti-jew conspiracy website. I really hope you don't get your news from places like that.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

sure brother.. I guess all these people asking for a stop the genocide were also tERroRisTSs

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-police-conduct-end-genocide-protest-and-subsequent-arrests-are-seriously

keep your head in the sand as long as you feel safe... just be aware that when fascism has taken over and satisfies your definition, it will be too late.. just look at USA

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