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In the US, maybe. But that’s considered a flawed democracy and getting worse all the time. Only 8% of the nations on earth are full democracies, a number that continues to fall because of the pessimism and stupidity promulgated by authoritarian regimes.
Germany on "full democracy" at the same time it bans symbols of Palestinian support and uses the state's violence to contain such manifestations.
Germany bans stuff al the time. It’s a consequence of our history and the historic leniency towards extremist edges. Your example is debatable in it’s execution, the general thought however is not.
Nobody's perfect, and if you're in Germany you should reach out to your politicians about it.
Protesting IS exactly that. Keep licking that boot.
I didn't say not to protest.
In fact protesting is incredibly useful when the calls of many go unheard or ignored.
And having an effective protest is only possible if you can get a lot of people together, so it's best to not shit on people from hello for saying exactly what you think is the "right" thing.
Not to mention having a large community of people reaching out before having to protest is also helpful, so doing good community building is also important.
I'd like to know your sources, because to my knowledge there is no such ban in Germany.
Are you implying that this hasn't also happened recently in the US?
Are you implying two things can’t both be wrong?
UK is a full democracy? That's a fucking joke, literally all of this applies here. Including no-fault (read: spoke out against landlord or asked for repairs) evictions.
Finland is also a fucking joke.
Reminds me of the time that Madventures bros were in India, talking to a local policeman, and said "Finland is said to be the least corrupt nation in the world" and the Indian policeman laughed so heartily into his moustache I almost fell off my chair.
Now I know you’re a Russian shill. What an insane claim.
You reported him based on him stating an opinion. I ought to ban you for making me click a button.
Simply: the "report" button is not for this function. I am a lazy and malicious mod. Don't make me do work.
Russian disinformation bots do express opinions I guess, so you have a point.
I did browse his profile to see what you were getting at, and I couldn't find anything supporting this claim. If you have examples, great - I am open-minded and willing to change a stance. I'm not, however, doing a deep dive into a Lemmy user's past history. I don't like virtual fishing expeditions, and found this kind of 'gotcha-ism' is what made Reddit so toxic.
Further, even if this person is moderately pro-russian, as long as they aren't actively condoning the invasion of Ukraine, or actually spreading propaganda, that's ok in my book. People are welcome to their opinions, and there many, many, shades of grey.
I'll save you time. I'm Finnish, an NCO in the army reserves. I'll DM you my sotilaspassi if you want to, lol.
He just simply doesn't like me, and hasn't the werewithall to actually compose an argument of any type. If you look at his profile, you'll see it's filled with "now I know you're an X troll" comments. His lack of imagination is — as the kids say — cringe.
I'm in no way pro-Russian. I actually had a point in my comment. Something I can back up with legally documented personal experiences. I think he just simps Finland and doesn't actually know what goes around here, so he leaves those asinine oneliners.
No need for that. They are clearly and edgelord, and I'm calling them out on it. Don't let this guy ruin your day.
Lol there's nothing he could say or do that would ruin my day.
I've basically been doing this shit (as in forums) since 2001. This isn't my first rodeo, but thank you kindly for caring, herr moderator. tips fedora
Yeah. Must be.
Can't be that you, an American, would be ignorant of what is going on in other countries. That would simply be unheard of. /s
Here's some aftermath of my personal experience.
https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000009654524.html
Obviously you're gonna need to use a translator, as even though I can communicate in your language, you can't do so in mine.
The only Russian shill spreading misinformation here is you, Ivan. Go back to Kamchatka.
URUGUAY MENTIONED🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾WHAT THE CRAP IS AN UNSTABLE COUNTRY
Jesus fuck this map is a joke.
This infographic is produced by a capitalist propaganda network, Visual Capitalist, using data from a capitalist think tank, EIU (Economic Intelligence Unit). I would download the report and scrutinize their methodology but it requires you enter a ton of personal information.
"Western Countries good, everyone else bad" what a farce.
How the fuck made that chart that put USA on top of Brazil, here the president isn't immune to prison just because he has money
The infographic was produced by a company called Visual Capitalist. Influence of money on the political process doesn't factor into their calculations. Hell, it probably gives the score a boost.