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fedorvin ◴[11 Apr 25 11:47 UTC] No.43652771[source]▶

Europe is not a single country. Some of them are more free then others. For example: Germany monitors all of your internet traffic and can give you fines over it. classifying a panopticon as "free" is insane.

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verzali ◴[11 Apr 25 13:20 UTC] No.43653457[source]▶

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Do you really think the American government isn't monitoring your Internet traffic?

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fedorvin ◴[11 Apr 25 14:14 UTC] No.43654050[source]▶

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Im not American:)

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nprateem ◴[11 Apr 25 14:41 UTC] No.43654345[source]▶

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So?

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1. fedorvin ◴[11 Apr 25 15:15 UTC] No.43654774[source]▶

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I never said that the US is free in any way

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The thing about Europe: it's the actual land of the free now