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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 87 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I'm still surprised that you can be arrested for not wanting a large number of people violently murdered.

[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And be held in a privately-run prison for over a year iirc without any criminal charges in the case of some activists - some of whom are on a hunger strike atm. What's happening in the US and England is @#$ed

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

First-past-the-post has really messed up the US & UK.

[–] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 days ago

You just wait for a Reform UK majority. You ain't seen anything like fucked up yet

We literally have a PM who mocked Transgender people Infront of the Father of a murdered transgender teenager.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 11 points 3 days ago

Easy, just twist it into accusations of actually wanting the other side murdered.

[–] doleo@lemmy.one 3 points 3 days ago

It’s incredible. It’s just so bad

[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 47 points 3 days ago

One has very recent memories of violently opposing a colonial oppressor, the other has memories of being violently opposed...

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago

Based Ireland

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ireland is in the right side of history 🇮🇪

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago

It seems like it always is.

[–] titey@jlai.lu 1 points 3 days ago
[–] webp@mander.xyz 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Neither country subverts expectations

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

England seems like it kinda sucks when it comes to speech and "criminality"