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In most western countries it is the only true suppression of free speech, as the state will mobilise it's full force against someone, no matter their position or spuriousness of the claims.


True. The UK is probably one of the worst in this regard.


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I'll take things that didn't happen for $10


Do you think the entire British press is just making this up to mess with you?


> Do you think the entire British press is just making this up to mess with you?

What do you count as the British press? The UK has a notorious yellow-journalism tabloid culture.


Anyone that’s been reporting the protests and attacks from all sides of politics. Do you think it’s all elaborate fakes to trick you?


> you think it’s all elaborate fakes to trick you?

The fact content and provocativeness of the reporting has varied wildly from source to source, and in particular, between the British tabloid press, on one hand, and British institutional press (and international press), on the other hand.


Not really: some choose to show the behaviour and translate the Arabic, others don't because "Pro Palestinian" marches inevitably end up revealing many of their participants openly support Hamas.


Remember when leftists were saying the UK rape gangs didn't happen? Pepperidge Farms remembers.



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