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edit: GUYS fuck stalin and fuck tankies, period. i understand that this community is more sensitive than most to pro-stalinist vibes, and i apologize for unintentionally twinging that nerve, but you need stop calling each other (and me) slurs

good heavens, happy new year, fuck incarceration and murder in all forms

(mods pls also do your job and help with the slurs thing)

edit2: big thank u 2 da mods for helping with the slurs thing u guys rock ๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐Ÿ’•

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[โ€“] TheDoozer 33 points 9 months ago

Then it's a pretty stupid metric. A small country could imprison and torture half its population and still be a tiny fraction of total people in prison.

That being said, there's obviously way too many people in prison in the US right now.