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Originally Posted by BigBear
Generally one can assume that in countries with totalitarian regimes any criticism of the government can lead to imprisonment. Most likely that is the case in Russia, China, Belarus, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and North Korea just to name a few. But the facts say that even in the US journalism has become a more dangerous profession in the past years. Maybe calling the press 'Enemies of the nation' and mean spirited and nasty attacks by Trump toward reporters who dare to criticize his actions are partially to blame. No question that hey have certainly driven up hostility toward journalists. We have seen about 110 reporters criminally charged and over 300 have been assaulted for reporting on the pandemic or Black Lives Matter protests. When we muzzle reporters and threaten them for doing their jobs, we undermine the concept of freedom of speech. One of the core tenets of a thriving democracy. We can't permit that to happen!
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There is the real danger...We can't permit that to happen!