| > When it becomes illegal to stage mass protests about anything? As long as you're in a "free speech zone". > When the media is directly owned by the state, as it is in many places? Since the US is basically a corporatocracy, we're already there. > When journalists and activists are jailed, as they are in many places? Already happening. Assange abroad, Barrett Brown here in the US. > When the media feels in any way uncomfortable roundly criticizing the government? That's been happening here for years. Why does the US not have it's Jeremy Paxman? > (3) Political mobilization is fine. No repression. You're joking, right? The Occupy protests in Texas? Infiltration of protest groups and false flag events? Tch. |