Andrew Wimmer was handcuffed and taken to jail on January 22, 2003 because he refused to protest in a ""designated protest zone"" that was out of sight of the President as well as local and national TV news cameras.

A woman, armed with a ""We Love You Bush"" sign showed up at the same corner shortly after Wimmer's arrest. Wimmer asked the police if they were going to arrest her if she didn't move and they said, ""no."" The police also allegedly blocked the national press camera crews and an AP reporter from approaching the protest zone to do reporting.

https://www.aclu.org/documents/dissent-forced-be-out-sight-and-out-mind

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's a far cry from how china suppresses protests. And really a small individual example. Overall there's a clear freedom of expression and civil protest in the US. The same absolutely cannot be said about china.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I love how people just say this. Like you know lol

[–] HandBash@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Can you draw the chinese leader as Winnie the pooh in China without repercussions? I can do it to my leader where I'm at.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Can you find me a person in China who will tell you that's true or did you pick that up from memes of people posting Winnie the Pooh xi?

You learned in highschool what a reliable source is and "cultural osmosis" is not a valid source.