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by cliveholloway 4682 days ago
> 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.