try to protest in america and see how that works out for you long-term. or say protest against genocide in gaza at an uni or generally in public…

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cyberax 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Sigh. Let's not invent things? You can protest anything in the US just fine, with generally no consequences. Heck, our local _high_ _school_ students go out and protest everything to weasel out of classes.

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cheema33 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Trump admin did put people in prison and then deported them, for doing nothing more than protesting.

Not as bad as China sure, but not as good as other civilized nations.

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fc417fc802 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Let's just clarify that visitors don't have the same rights as citizens. Whether or not you agree with the current administration's policies hopefully we can agree that it is entirely reasonable for them to deport foreign political dissidents more or less at their discretion.

If you want to put this to the test try crossing the Canadian border and when they ask you the purpose of your visit respond that it's to attend a protest.

	▲	cheema33 15 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> Let's just clarify that visitors don't have the same rights as citizens. Yunseo Chung was not a visitor. She came to the United States from South Korea at age 7. She was arrested last year for peacefully protesting. Charges against her were dropped but the govt. canceled her green card. The govt. has been trying to deport her since then, but the courts keep blocking it. https://humanrightsfirst.org/yunseo-chung-v-trump-administra... While the legality of these actions are being debated in courts, I think most of us can agree that this is reprehensible behavior on part of the Trump admin.

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xienze 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Trump admin did put people in prison and then deported them, for doing nothing more than protesting.

Link? I’m guessing we’re going to see that this definition of “protesting” involves being aggressive and directly in the face of law enforcement officers, not merely holding a sign at a distance.

	▲	cheema33 12 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> Link? I’m guessing we’re going to see that this definition of “protesting” involves being aggressive and directly in the face of law enforcement officers, not merely holding a sign at a distance. Please read up on this one example of a US permanent resident. And then justify the actions of the govt against Yunseo Chung. https://humanrightsfirst.org/yunseo-chung-v-trump-administra...

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bdangubic 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

this is funny if you are being sarcastic

	▲	cyberax 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh, I fully support their right to protest. It just looks a bit ridiculous when students walk out in protest against things that are far outside the influence of their school, city, or even state.