I’m shocked that I haven’t seen one protest yet. Is the media suppressing them? If there aren’t any, why?

  • Cocopanda@futurology.today
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    2 days ago

    Nope. Legal residents. Like that guy from Columbia. He’s being jailed for having an opinion that MAGA dislikes.

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              11 hours ago

              To start, he is not a US citizen. Yes, he is here legally. But when you are not a citizen, you have to be more careful what you say, this is how it’s been since way before Trump became president. You do not have all the same rights as a citizen, when you are not a citizen. I read a couple articles about him, but I am not aware of what all happened with the previous protests, sounds like others got in trouble as well.

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                9 hours ago

                It just shows that this admin and its followers don’t actually believe in freedom of speech. It’s a waste of money to police thought. No matter what he says. As long as he doesn’t condone murder. He should be free to express himself.

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                  4 hours ago

                  Well, non-citizens aren’t protected under the first amendment. I agree though, he should be able to express his opinions without getting in trouble for it. But from the articles I read, it sounded like physical things happened at the protests. Maybe not from him specifically (I don’t know), but because he is not a citizen, he does not have all the same rights as a citizen. As it has been since before the current administration, if a non-citizen is suspected as a possible threat to the country based on speech alone, then the government deals with them, first by investigating the situation. The few articles I read were all general and not specific so I don’t know the full reason, or what he actually said at the protests. So I try not to make opinions on these things without plenty of info.