Abandoning free expression won’t solve America’s problems | TheHill

Much has been said in these chaotic days about various threats to American democracy. One particular threat to democracy, however, is largely ignored in the public outrage. That threat is the abandonment of the principle of free expression. Democracy doesn t happen in places where voices are stifled and powerful levers are used to shut people up.

Tech giants now believe they have sufficient wisdom to approve or deny which messages can circulate on social media. A major publisher cancelled a book contract with a sitting senator over his comments regarding election certification. The new social media site, Parler, has been booted off of Google Play and the Apple App Store.

Consider the countries in the world that routinely stifle expression: North Korea, Saudi Arabia, China, Cuba and Iran come to mind. Any society that starts to legitimize suppression of voices and allows certain entities to express while smothering others is heading down a dangerous path.

via thehill.com

Dangerous and inconvenient as all heck. It would mean my family and I would have to move and I don’t want to move. I like the country even if I don’t like the government.