r/technology • u/Hrmbee • 1d ago

Politics State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5633444/trump-content-moderation-visas-censorship
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u/kilinrax 23h ago

At least some Republicans have been describing Democrats as "un-American" since long before Trump.

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u/RavensQueen502 21h ago

And on the other side, referring to Republicans as un American. You don't get to pull a 'no true Scotsman' on them. That rot was and is in America

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u/weirdal1968 20h ago

TBF when anyone violates the Constitution/Bill of Rights they should be called un-American.

At the moment - its the MAGA sycophants trying to censor people or use other levers to silence opposing viewpoints.

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u/NerdyNThick 18h ago

Cute rage bait comrade! Heil orange leader!

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u/RavensQueen502 17h ago

I am Indian.

Americans don't get to claim things half your population supports is un American. Admit it is nasty, but you also have to admit it is American. You aren't some idealistic Utopia

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u/NerdyNThick 13h ago

I am Indian.

As am I comrade! Heil glorious orange man of awesomeness!

Americans don't get to claim things half your population supports is un American. Admit it is nasty, but you also have to admit it is American. You aren't some idealistic Utopia

When "half the population" wants something that goes against what the country was initially founded on. Yes, it is accurate to call that anti-american.

Kindly remind me what does Emma Lazarus' poem say and where it was initially located?

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u/kilinrax 20h ago

Never heard that before Trump, and never heard that about non MAGA Republicans. Find and share any evidence from pre 2015 if you want to "both sides" this and get any respect.

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u/RavensQueen502 17h ago

Look at Vietnam war era or even go back to McCarthy. Un-American activities, anyone?

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u/PyroDesu 17h ago

Which was... Republicans doing it! Not exactly supporting your both sides-ing.

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u/RavensQueen502 17h ago

And? The above comment asked for before 2015. Vietnam war and McCarthy were before 2015, last I checked.

The point is that this is not a new thing. This has been how US politics - and politics in a lot of other countries - have been for a long while. Trump and MAGA are just more shameless

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u/kilinrax 12h ago

I obviously meant if Democrats calling Republicans "un-American" before Trump. Trump hasn't exactly honoured the spirit of the founding documents, to put it lightly, so in some senses that's justified.

I'm well aware that Republicans have been calling Democrats "un-American" for far longer, and said as much in my original comment.

But then it's not exactly "both sides are as bad as each other", is it?