President Donald Trump’s attempt to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil marks one of Trump’s most egregious assaults on democratic liberties since taking office. Yet too many Democrats, particularly in party leadership, are responding to Trump in the most mealymouthed way possible. But this is a problem of Democrats’ own making: Their trepidation stems from their own history of repressing speech critical of Israel — and now we’re all at risk of paying the price for it.

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    25 days ago

    At least China is being honest about why.

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      25 days ago

      There are no government installed cameras in Chinese homes. This is US sinophobia propaganda

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        25 days ago

        This is directly from a Chinese immigrant, so, I believe them over you. You’re just a paid actor, they’re willing to talk.

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          23 days ago

          Ohh, I don’t know, maybe from the Chinese and American people that I actually know in living in China.

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            23 days ago

            Are they your Internet friends while you live in the US? That makes you an expert, right?

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              22 days ago

              They are friends that I met in China while I visited China, that I’ve visited several times.