It's an excellent one to use, because it shows that we're not dealing with a 'free' country. That was the question. In China, kids aren't going to be groomed in school, they're not going to be taught that they are inferior for being Han. They don't allow boys in skirts to rape girls.
In the US, not only does this happen, but they will try to destroy you for protesting.
BTW, here in Europe it is even worse. Because we don't even have school boards. So they rape and groom as much as they want.
In the US, not only does this happen, but they will try to destroy you for protesting.
But that literally didnt happen. The direct result of the DOJ labeling parents protesting at school boards as "domestic terrorist" was states like Florida passing laws slapping down school districts for their woke bullshit (if they weren't directly taken over like Texas has done with the Houston schools), and a significant chunk of those parents taking over the school boards and instituting their will, getting rid of the handful of teachers that were causing problems.
The only places you still see that sort of "not a free country" "grooming children in schools" thing happening is in cities that are under absolute Left-Wing control, where they do it because they are wanting to virtue signal about how they are such great Leftist.
That literally happened. Security beat up a guy who was protesting the rape of his daughter, he was then arrested and prosecuted, he was smeared as a 'terrorist', and this was cited as 'terrorism' in that infamous letter.
But even if you were right, what then? Your defense is that you're a free country because they only tried very hard to destroy people for protesting the RAPE OF THEIR DAUGHTERS? It's like saying that Ukraine in 2005 was democratic because they only tried to steal the election.
and a significant chunk of those parents taking over the school boards and instituting their will
Again, the fact that something led to a backlash is not really proof that it's a free country. Actions have backlashes even in totalitarian tyrannies.
That literally happened. Security beat up a guy who was protesting the rape of his daughter, he was then arrested and prosecuted, he was smeared as a 'terrorist', and this was cited as 'terrorism' in that infamous letter.
Yes, that was Loudoun County, Virginia. The direct result of such a harsh reprisal was to have the entire county school board be taken over by people like the father, the father becoming a vocal advocate in local politics, and served as a significant issue that ultimately swung the election to a Republican state government that, while squishy on some issues, has been steady on this one.
Your defense is that you're a free country because they only tried very hard to destroy people for protesting the RAPE OF THEIR DAUGHTERS?
No, its that their attempt to do that not only failed, it resulted in a direct backlash that took away their power and gave it to the people pushing against them.
Again, the fact that something led to a backlash is not really proof that it's a free country.
The fact it lead to change is what makes it a free country. And we were able to do it with a vote, instead of having to shoot someone or overthrow a government. I guess if you want to get technical, we did overthrow it, just by largely peaceful means.
No, its that their attempt to do that not only failed, it resulted in a direct backlash that took away their power and gave it to the people pushing against them.
Merrick Garland is still there, and he is still persecuting critics of the regime. Some low-level functionaries were thrown to the wolves.
The fact it lead to change is what makes it a free country. And we were able to do it with a vote, instead of having to shoot someone or overthrow a government. I guess if you want to get technical, we did overthrow it, just by largely peaceful means.
Thing is, 'change' is a constant. Do you think there has never been an occurrence in a country you and I agree is unfree, which led to a backlash and change - without shooting someone? That doesn't automatically mean that it's a 'free' country in some absolute sense. Of course the US is 'more free' than North Korea, but that it can be classified as 'free', in my view, is quite an absurdity.
And I'm not just picking on your country! I don't live in a free country either. Hell, I can be arrested and gulag'ed for 'hate speech', so you're definitely more free than I am. Free in an absolute sense? Absolutely not.
It's an excellent one to use, because it shows that we're not dealing with a 'free' country. That was the question. In China, kids aren't going to be groomed in school, they're not going to be taught that they are inferior for being Han. They don't allow boys in skirts to rape girls.
In the US, not only does this happen, but they will try to destroy you for protesting.
BTW, here in Europe it is even worse. Because we don't even have school boards. So they rape and groom as much as they want.
But that literally didnt happen. The direct result of the DOJ labeling parents protesting at school boards as "domestic terrorist" was states like Florida passing laws slapping down school districts for their woke bullshit (if they weren't directly taken over like Texas has done with the Houston schools), and a significant chunk of those parents taking over the school boards and instituting their will, getting rid of the handful of teachers that were causing problems.
The only places you still see that sort of "not a free country" "grooming children in schools" thing happening is in cities that are under absolute Left-Wing control, where they do it because they are wanting to virtue signal about how they are such great Leftist.
That literally happened. Security beat up a guy who was protesting the rape of his daughter, he was then arrested and prosecuted, he was smeared as a 'terrorist', and this was cited as 'terrorism' in that infamous letter.
But even if you were right, what then? Your defense is that you're a free country because they only tried very hard to destroy people for protesting the RAPE OF THEIR DAUGHTERS? It's like saying that Ukraine in 2005 was democratic because they only tried to steal the election.
Again, the fact that something led to a backlash is not really proof that it's a free country. Actions have backlashes even in totalitarian tyrannies.
Yes, that was Loudoun County, Virginia. The direct result of such a harsh reprisal was to have the entire county school board be taken over by people like the father, the father becoming a vocal advocate in local politics, and served as a significant issue that ultimately swung the election to a Republican state government that, while squishy on some issues, has been steady on this one.
No, its that their attempt to do that not only failed, it resulted in a direct backlash that took away their power and gave it to the people pushing against them.
The fact it lead to change is what makes it a free country. And we were able to do it with a vote, instead of having to shoot someone or overthrow a government. I guess if you want to get technical, we did overthrow it, just by largely peaceful means.
Merrick Garland is still there, and he is still persecuting critics of the regime. Some low-level functionaries were thrown to the wolves.
Thing is, 'change' is a constant. Do you think there has never been an occurrence in a country you and I agree is unfree, which led to a backlash and change - without shooting someone? That doesn't automatically mean that it's a 'free' country in some absolute sense. Of course the US is 'more free' than North Korea, but that it can be classified as 'free', in my view, is quite an absurdity.
And I'm not just picking on your country! I don't live in a free country either. Hell, I can be arrested and gulag'ed for 'hate speech', so you're definitely more free than I am. Free in an absolute sense? Absolutely not.