▲ 296 ▼ King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian (apnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] baascus@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (2 children) The King of Jordan fascism I’m not sure that this is surprising coming from Jordan, but he’s a monarchist not a fascist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago* (1 child) And it surprises me that he passed this law. As far as I remember he was trying to reform the country into a more democratic one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nothing screams democracy like silencing free speech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so the article says that he's silencing islamists that started popping up as soon as he liberalised the country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* Doesn’t sound very democratic to me. The dude is a thug pretending to be a good guy by spreading lies. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* Its always a bit funny to see people conflate the two, by simply applying the "bad = bad" rubric. Fascists, for all their faults, do tend to have a certain degree of popular appeal. Meanwhile, modern day robber barons mostly just have a bunch of armed minions ready to terrorize anyone that crosses them in the midst of their local looting and pillaging. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago* (1 child) And it surprises me that he passed this law. As far as I remember he was trying to reform the country into a more democratic one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nothing screams democracy like silencing free speech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so the article says that he's silencing islamists that started popping up as soon as he liberalised the country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* Doesn’t sound very democratic to me. The dude is a thug pretending to be a good guy by spreading lies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nothing screams democracy like silencing free speech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so the article says that he's silencing islamists that started popping up as soon as he liberalised the country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* Doesn’t sound very democratic to me. The dude is a thug pretending to be a good guy by spreading lies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so the article says that he's silencing islamists that started popping up as soon as he liberalised the country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* Doesn’t sound very democratic to me. The dude is a thug pretending to be a good guy by spreading lies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* Doesn’t sound very democratic to me. The dude is a thug pretending to be a good guy by spreading lies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* Its always a bit funny to see people conflate the two, by simply applying the "bad = bad" rubric. Fascists, for all their faults, do tend to have a certain degree of popular appeal. Meanwhile, modern day robber barons mostly just have a bunch of armed minions ready to terrorize anyone that crosses them in the midst of their local looting and pillaging. permalink fedilink source parent