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by fzeroracer 933 days ago
Have you had many interactions with the police? Like been pulled over, contacted or harassed?

Because for quite a few people in the US they don't have as much freedom as you might think.

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Assuming that most people who truly believe that the US is a beacon of freedom to the world, are, at the very least, mildly informed about current events, it is astonishing how they bend reality to fit these beliefs.

The US has one of the highest prison population per capita in the world. It also arguably has some of the most heavily armed, most unchecked, police forces in the western hemisphere. And here we are, with some arguing that saying nazi shit on Twitter is "proof of freedom".