No need to speculate that the UK government "might" one day become the bad guys: they already arrest over 30 people a day for speech that offends the prevailing political orthodoxy.[1] <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-are-being-thrown-in-uk-prisons-over-what-theyve-said-online-can-free-speech-be-saved/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-a...
I don't know, but the UK has criminalized expressions of support for Palestine Action.They're dragging grannies off to prison just for holding up signs, and literally accusing them of supporting terrorism.
Both of which are unthinkable in a normal democracy.They called PA a terrorist organization, which is an insult to everyone's intelligence.Then they carried out mass arrests of people protesting that decision.Democracies don't do that.
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[1] <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-are-being-thrown-in-uk-prisons-over-what-theyve-said-online-can-free-speech-be-saved/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-a...
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They're dragging grannies off to prison just for holding up signs, and literally accusing them of supporting terrorism.
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They called PA a terrorist organization, which is an insult to everyone's intelligence.
Then they carried out mass arrests of people protesting that decision.
Democracies don't do that.