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In response to ""The growing line of protestors arrested in downtown Ottawa" -- (link)" by mud

this is a fucking wild take from this Newsweek writer -- (link)

Posted by Reagen Feb 18 '22, 11:30

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why indeed should Canada enforce its laws (twitter.com)

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Just a reminder, Newsweek is not the Newsweek you once knew. It went out of business and the name was purchased for next to nothing. It is largely -- (edited) - pmb Feb 18, 12:21
Also, not sure that Canada needs to import wild takes from the US when it has home-grown -- (link) - Roger More Feb 18, 11:47 8
- Come and see the brutal repression! -- (link) - Reagen Feb 18, 12:09 2
  - I guess that's what they call a Canadian Beating -- nm - Max Feb 18, 12:11 1
    - You put the snow in the toque first. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 12:15
- I will wait for Brittlestar as he is my news-source for Canada, thank you very much. -- nm - Spawn Feb 18, 11:57 2
  - you could very much do worse. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 11:58 1
    - I am being pretty serious. - Spawn Feb 18, 12:00
- Those are some words. - Reagen Feb 18, 11:51
- OMG -- nm - mud Feb 18, 11:50
devil's advocate - wasn't the half-measure of "Free Speech Zones" objected to by a lot of Americans during the Bush years? - Max Feb 18, 11:44 4
- If all they had done was protest, none of this would have come to pass. They're being arrested for breaking laws. - Reagen Feb 18, 11:47 3
  - That's what I'm saying - Dale's tweet is inaccurate, and he's supposed to be the fact check guy! -- nm - Max Feb 18, 11:51 2
    - He has a follow-up tweet to clarify that his basic point is the hot-take writer is full of it -- (link) - Roger More Feb 18, 11:54
    - I guess what his point is that even if they were "just" getting arrested for protesting, that isn't a threat to democracy. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 11:52
Author of the book 'Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy' -- nm - Roger More Feb 18, 11:42
I hate the "nonviolent" BS. Occupying a capitol, blaring your horns from Large Trucks 24/7 for 3 weeks, waltzing thru residential areas .. -- (edited) - mud Feb 18, 11:36 2
- a thing I "knew" but was good to see verbalized is that American takes on Canada are never actually about Canada, rather - Reagen Feb 18, 11:38 1
  - Social Projection Goes International, American Style -- nm - mud Feb 18, 11:45
And even if they want to put them into that category, getting arrested is a vital part of civil disobedience. -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 11:35

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