From age and ID restrictions on the Internet, to charging rappers with “terrorism,” the U.K. is demolishing the most basic civil liberties. If we let them, U.S. leaders may be close behind.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33840224

From age and ID restrictions on the Internet, to charging rappers with “terrorism,” the U.K. is demolishing the most basic civil liberties. If we let them, U.S. leaders may be close behind.

  • jenesaisquoi@feddit.orgEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    No organisations. Individuals can be declared terrorists and held indefinitely and have their human rights violated up to and including torture without even seeing a judge. USA! USA! USA!

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
      2·
      2 days ago

      Are there US citizens in Gitmo? If so then that’s definitely fucked up, if no then it’s still fucked up, but it’s the imperialist kind of fucked up which is a completely different conversation.