Venezuela gone full communist dictatorship sean penn is happy

[Team Sergeant]

sean penn's favorite communist country & dictator. Hey sean penn does anyone in your family have an IQ higher than a dust mite?

OK kids, what do we call a country that denies free speech and throws folks in prison for political dissent ? Yes, a communist dictatorship.



Venezuelans being thrown in jail for tweets that criticize the government
By Franz von Bergen
Published July 29, 2015
Fox News Latino

At least eight people have been jailed in Venezuela in the last 11 months for tweeting messages that the government of Nicolas Maduro found “offensive” or considered a threat for the country’s political instability.
The opposition calls it a modern-age witch hunt.
The charges range from conspiracy and instigating hatred to espionage and “causing anxiety” – all of them qualify for probation, defense lawyers say, but somehow their cases have stalled and five of the eight detainees are still behind bars.
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http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/new...?intcmp=hplnws

[PRB]

You mean Spicolli is happy.

[NurseTim]

No free speech in Thailand AND you can be thrown into jail for anything but praise for the royal family.

A hundred years ago were had the alien and sedition act. People did time for speaking out against the U.S. Government.

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by NurseTim

No free speech in Thailand AND you can be thrown into jail for anything but praise for the royal family.

A hundred years ago were had the alien and sedition act. People did time for speaking out against the U.S. Government.

Thailand is unique and is not falling into communist hands. The bond between king and people dates back thousands of years.

The lack of free speech you speak of is out of respect and not socialism or communism.

If you are the expert on freedom of speech and third world nations do me a favor and next time you're in England call the Queen a nasty name in front of a pub filled with Englishmen...... let me know how that works out.

[miclo18d]

Originally Posted by NurseTim

A hundred years ago were had the alien and sedition act. People did time for speaking out against the U.S. Government.

Which everyone knew was contrary to the 1st Ammendment and saw the writers lose the next presidential election to Jefferson that allowed the Sedition act to expire. The next prez to try this was progressive Woodrow Wilson (internment of Germans by executive order) then progressive Franklin Roosevelt (internment camps) and I would contest that Obama's use of the IRS to suppress conservative free speech is just as bad.

There is a common theme here...