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More people are imprisoned in Britain for comments they made on social media than in Russia. nostr:note1qfxts5gl8taysusgxz7y0crhj4edzdlp08g288awtgwsv49sg2rs86uy0c 
 Yes, I knew. But no one ever believes me when I say it, not even brits 
 Is this a fact? If so, that’s crazy 
 Yeah, and its been going on for something like a decade already 
 wtf 😬 
 THE BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU… 
 yeh i saw a "joke" post about how they are slow at catching up with the West in things lol 
 Comming to the USA sooner than you think. 
 My unpopular opinion on this which u can’t be bothered rewriting:

https://x.com/svetskiwrites/status/1820515487857742245?s=46&t=-w2pXUhx6suYf5IiIjZgtQ 
 You’d be arrested in England for saying that online 😂 
 I agree with that opinion. But it's not cat ladies - women just come preprogrammed to be compliant. 
 😯 
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 Something like 3300 to 400 
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 Another reason why we need privacy and online anonymity, because rights mean absolute orc shit. Also, didn't realize brit cops didnt have guns. Why'd he let them in? They ask for a cup o tea? 
 The mentality of these police officers to enforce these anti freedom, anti human laws on their fellow citizens is beyond comprehension. They bring shame on their families.This kind of fuckery is the reason for the 2nd amendment in the U.S. 
 How sure are we that this is real?  Very sus to me.
Don't trust, verify.  Has anyone verified this? 
 Arrest records for this sort of thing are public. And the UK wins pretty solidly with a naive look at the numbers. The number should be 0. Verify or no, it’s fucking astounding that *anyone* is in prison for a tweet. 
 This is rapidly heading its way to the U.S.A. Winter is coming. 
 Stupid comparison. How many people in UK accidentally fall from window because of their opinions? 
 1. Do you have that data point for Russia?
2. It shouldn’t HAVE to be compared at all. There shouldn’t be a single fucking person in prison because of what they tweeted. The UK is a totalitarian shit hole and the thousands being persecuted for opinions are proof of it. The very fact that Russia can be comparable and an excuse has to be made for the UK is an astounding embarrassment to the idea of liberty. 
 1. e.g. https://www.newsweek.com/putin-critics-dead-full-list-navalny-1870692
2. Yes.  UK goes towards totalitarian regime. But in comparison with russia, it's heaven.  
 I like the way British people say pockets. 
 This video almost seems contrived to be spread around social media to instill fear in those who watch it.  

"I better censor myself now!"

 
 Good thing we do not build privacy into BTC so they can arrest and punish us easier, build graphs on who we transact with and go after our friends and family as well.  Freedom money, fuck yeah!

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