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Has anyone noted the pre-election uptick? (europe.pub)
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[–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

there's plenty of criticism of the USSR, Stalin, Putin in these spaces.

people who are lazily ragebaiting and accusing people of being mossad for criticism of the US prison-industrial complex do get banned though

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  • [+] -6 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

    Criticism of the USSR, Stalin, and Putin is deleted in ml instances. My deletion history proves it.

    The representation was inaccurate, as 80% of the 1996 US figure quoted were on probation, not incarcerated.

    It's not lazy ragebaiting to verify facts, is it?

    And since you're such an expert, which Lemmy user in particular, was insulted? Why is the mere assertion that one works on behalf of an intelligence service considered an insult by a disinterested observer?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    ... you realize parole is still part of the carceral state right

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  • [–] -4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Probation is distinct from parole in the US legal system. Shall I provide you with a source to clarify the difference?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    typo on my part, the point is the same. both are still parts of the carceral state.

    that the US has got better at managing more people through its carceral system with less visible imprisonment is not the flex that you think it is

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  • [–] -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Criticism of the US prison system is warranted but we must ensure that it is accurate, no?

    It's strange to me that you think I'm flexing. Aren't we essentially arguing the same thing: that all humans have the right to live in decency?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    Your deletion history proves that calling people "mossad psyops" while angrily flailing like a toddler gets you banned. The very same thread has plenty of others (attempting to) critique the Soviet Union without being banned.

    This is like saying I got banned for arguing against racism on whatever instance that fucked up phrenology thread was at, while I in actuality got banned for being kind of rude.

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