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> Providing material support is, which is a gray area when it comes to recruitment

It’s absolutely not a grey area, what source do you have that’s claiming this?

> What if I post information that indirectly support terrorist groups such as justifying their actions?

That’s fine. That’s speech. Terrorist or freedom fighter is like mandatory freshman dorm banter.

> What if I post information that supports groups indirectly connected with terrorist groups (say a fund raising arm the US government hasn't listed as a terrorist group)?

If it links to a listed group you’re fucked. Even if you didn’t know about the connection.

Grey areas resolve differently depending on context. When it comes to terrorism, we tend to be fine being more brutal. Debating Hamas is fine. Waving their flag is questionable, potentially fair grounds to deny visa entry (or at least do a very deep dive into whether actual support occurred). Encouraging folks to join Hamas, directly or indirectly, should result in immediate detention and incapacitation.






> It’s absolutely not a grey area, what source do you have that’s claiming this?

US legal code? You made the claim recruiting is illegal, find me the law that says so.

> That’s fine. That’s speech.

So you’d be fine with a neo-Nazi being admitted to the US? Or someone actively supporting ISIS in their speech?

And you never really responded to my point - the Constitution doesn’t require the US admit people actively working to destroy the US.




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