> > the fundamental principle that no matter what in a democracy everyone have the right to say and mean what they want without having to fear the repercussions

> > the fundamental principle that no matter what in a democracy everyone have the right to say and mean what they want without having to fear the repercussions > This is not a principle, let alone a fundamental one, in any democracy or any other kind of society. While this is literally true, I feel the need to point out that increased restrictions on speech, and increased repercussions for speech seem to correlate strongly with non-democracies.