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yid on Aug 8, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Anonymous hijacks Syria's government pages

The OP's post was about standards in a democratic/free country. You're referring to an oppressive regime.

burgerbrain on Aug 8, 2011 [–]

Those are both relative. How many countries is Syria actively at war with?

No, acts such as these are political expression no matter the particular flavour of the oppression the host countries government engages in.

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