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PunkinPi

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17. In both cases, it's about the First Amendment -- freedom of speech and of the press, which affects us all.

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #15)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:27 PM

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I think the context you seem to be missing is the hypocrisy of white Americans ability to (successfully) rally for a white male comedian, but not for Black journalists who are fired for speaking truth and/or out against the regime.

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