Comment by ath3nd

> So, you can have all the laws on paper that you want, if nobody respects them, they might as well not exist.

Are you talking about the US at the moment?

Basically freedom of expression is fine, as long as you don't:

- criticize the genocide that the US government is partial to (and funds) in Palestine

- criticize the US government for backing out of all climate deals

- criticize Trump for being orange and weird and Musk for being a robot?

I wonder if in recent political history we can find a parallel with some parties in Germany and Italy in the past century.