• CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 days ago

    Why the fuck would you cross a border into a neofascist country (of which you are not a citizen) with the express intent of protesting the regime, and provide that as the reason for the trip, and then be surprised by this treatment?

    • pathwonder@kopitalk.net
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      6 days ago

      He tried to go over with hope.

      Bless this bastard, at least he confirmed the worst we all thought.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        A lot of people just fundamentally don’t know what a protest is or what it’s supposed to accomplish and it really shows…

        Like, this was his protest, and it got articles written in Canada about how it’s unsafe for Canadians to travel South.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      6 days ago

      Because Americans were allowed to cross the border and join the Ottawa convoy and attempts at sedition at other border points? The 911 system in Ottawa was collapsed by US callers.