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In reply to the discussion: How can ANY Democrat defend the detention of Greenwald's partner? [View all]frazzled
(18,402 posts)Since when does a 9-hour airport questioning turn into the most outrageous "detention" in the history of the world?
Try getting detained in Brazil, where reports of torture, according to Human Rights Watch, are abundant: http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2013/country-chapters/brazil?page=1
Try getting detained in China, like the artist Ai Wei Wei, who was detained for 81 days in a tiny solitary prison cell, for ... having spoken out about shoddy construction that led to the deaths of 5000 school children in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake? http://www.npr.org/2013/08/19/212711357/ai-weiwei-exhibit-shines-light-on-time-as-political-prisoner
What the hell are we even talking about here? Since when does this turn into a litmus test of one's liberalness and become a statement about "the workers, the poor, and peace"? I've had it up to here with this libertarian melodrama.