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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by coutego on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:26PM (#32819219)
> It does not seem like having a "fuck imperialism" sign should ever get you arrested in a country that is supposedly one of the closest allies of the US.

Hmmmm... /s?

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by quadrifoliate on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:36PM (#32819295)
> Hmmmm... /s?

Okay, fair point – I missed the fact that SA is also currently a somewhat key US ally.

But you know what I mean, hopefully. The UK has typically been close enough socially and politically that the term "Special Relationship" has its own Wikipedia page [1].

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Relationship

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by cma on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:59PM (#32819468)
Saudi royalty killed a US journalist, violating much more clear-cut free speech principles than this (still bad) state-enforced decorum stuff.
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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by xani_ on Monday September 12, 2022 @09:48PM (#32819846)
And, you know, the fact your country does do the "jail for opinions" thing too
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