Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison
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Brittney Griner has been found guilty of drug possession and smuggling and was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison, an expected conclusion to her trial that should allow negotiations for a prisoner swap to accelerate.

pretty fucked, can't wait to see if Sleepy Joe can pull off a prisoner swap while tens of thousands of Black Americans rot in prison for weed possession

  • DarthSickleus [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    So you support these types of draconian anti-drug laws? I can understand why they exist, but it doesn't make them right.

        • zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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          2 years ago

          Other countries are allowed to choose their laws.

          Why would I complain about something I can't influence, or at least can't influence without feeding into imperialist normalcy?

          • crime [she/her, any]
            ·
            2 years ago

            So you're taking the anti-imperialist position of [checks notes] supporting the death penalty for marijuana possession

          • DarthSickleus [they/them]
            ·
            2 years ago

            We're on an explicitly radical and anti-imperialist website, nothing here has a 'normalising' effect.

            • zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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              2 years ago

              Oh okay. If you're "anti-imperialist" then you can never be imperialist. Just like all those people who say they're anti-imperialist and want Ukraine to destroy Russia with the help of EU and the US.

              Glad you're so sure of yourself because that can never have an effect on susceptibility.

              • FunnyUsername [she/her]
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                2 years ago

                You're being a contrarian and disguising it as being anti-imperialist. I could use your exact logic to browbeat people for criticizing Iran for their homophobic laws. Quit being a douche.

                • zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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                  2 years ago

                  I could use your exact logic to browbeat people for criticizing Iran for their homophobic laws.

                  Yeah, that's exactly what you should do. People in the Imperial core do not get to criticise the Imperialised nations of the world.

                  It's not about morals, it's about knowing when to shut up and not participate in the shit Imperial powers promote.

                  When the US lost its grip on Afghanistan the news was littered with posts about how sad it's going to be for women in education. Do you think that was a mistake?

                  • DarthSickleus [they/them]
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                    2 years ago

                    America is going to use marijuana legalization as a casus belli, despite it not even being legal in the states, and them being partly responsible for the widespread adoption of anti-drug policies?

              • DarthSickleus [they/them]
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                2 years ago

                Yeah, my take that "conservative drug laws are bad and ultimately self defeating or just dishonest social control measures" is what's going to push me overboard.

                • Stalin [he/him]
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                  2 years ago

                  What all contrarianism and no materialism does to a motherfucker

              • Stalin [he/him]
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                2 years ago

                you seem really tense and anxious, do you want to smoke some pot

                :stalin-smokin:

          • SerLava [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            Reddit brain converts "I should" into "I can't be stopped" with alarming efficiency