Why is this Thought Policing tolerated?
Are we so End Stage Growth Economy that EVERY power broker see now as the time to employer (IC)Enforcement?
Gestapo much, anyone?
Because it's what everyone and their mother was calling for during covid to fight the dangerous <label> for opposing authoritarian policies.
Because we have to stop Russia, the republicans, extremists, anti war protests who are actually just <label>, because we have to protect kids, or fight racism...
It was all bullshit and people loved it. Now it's almost too late. If you don't reject it all and fight authoritarianism regardless of party alignment, you're not going to change any of this.
By default, I should, because it's a free country. But what if enough people start believing me that the country falls apart? Should the country let itself fall apart or should it perhaps try to stop the whole thing?
You or your government of choice are the arbiters of truth and, of course, you wouldn't lie, only your political opponents who invent obvious malicious lies that are an immediate danger.
Your actions are good or mistakes and they don't present immediate dangers, only the criticism of your actions does.
In case my sarcasm wasn't obvious. A resounding rejection of all your propaganda for authoritarianism.
Give me a thousand dollars. If you don't, the country falls apart!
Disingenous to the core.
Reply to my actual point.
It's well known that countries collapsing can be a downstream consequence of speech. It very famously happened in Germany, for instance.
Paradox of tolerance is a bullshit proposition by authoritians. Goodbye. Learn to debate.