the video was available long before the problems ascribed to it came about and the problems only grew in issue once the video was blamed for the event because i

the video was available long before the problems ascribed to it came about and the problems only grew in issue once the video was blamed for the event because it gave said video even more exposure. however to the person to whom you replied, why is this in the article. Well the US election cycle is in full swing and the Economist is firmly in one camp and certainly will do their best to support them. Hell, if they wanted a good segue about the violence used to silence opinion they could have pointed out the recent attacks on Trump supporters who were attacked by very obvious Democratic party supporters organized by groups who are funded by them. Still in the end the US has no reason to crow about its position in the world when colleges silence talk they don't like either directly or even violence. when the US government uses public agencies to prevent groups from exercising their rights to assemble and express their opinions during elections.