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neohippie

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9. Protesting a country's policy is not the same as hating a country

Reply to Wanderlust988 (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 04:31 PM

Jun 20

How can you say that he hates the US He is a legal resident with a family here.

Just because you protest a countries policy decisions or even actions doesn't mean you hate a country

Are you making an assumption about what he hates?

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Update- he has been releasedBREAKING: Judge orders Trump administration to release Mahmoud Khalil [View all] malaise Jun 20 OP

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Jun 20 #1

K'n'R justaprogressive Jun 20 #2

What a story he will be able to tell..i hope he writes a book Demovictory9 Jun 20 #3

......or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, Ping Tung Jun 20 #5

Kick SheltieLover Jun 20 #4

He will be released tonight malaise Jun 20 #11

Outstanding! SheltieLover Jun 20 #13

He has been released malaise Jun 20 #19

Yippee! SheltieLover Jun 20 #20

knr struggle4progress Jun 20 #6

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but the dude HATES the U.S. Not sure why he wants to stay? Wanderlust988 Jun 20 #7

How so? I read he has not said he hates the U.S. Criticism is not hate. Many citizens now txwhitedove Jun 20 #8

Protesting a country's policy is not the same as hating a country neohippie Jun 20 #9

Wow. He hates our complicity in choie Jun 20 #10

Is the court ordering he be declared a citizen? MichMan Jun 20 #12

You should self delete that post. Emile Jun 20 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman Jun 20 #15

I saw this in an email from the ACLU. soldierant Jun 20 #16

He will be released tonight n/t malaise Jun 20 #17

I did see that soldierant Jun 20 #18