> Please, remind me of a time in the past in which people could actually say whatever they wanted without repercussions. Strawman. No, there has probably neve

> Please, remind me of a time in the past in which people could actually say whatever they wanted without repercussions. Strawman. No, there has probably never been such a time, at least for sufficiently creative uses of 'whatever'. But that doesn't mean everything is fine, and it doesn't mean freedom of expression and public discourse haven't visibly degraded since, for example, ten or twenty years ago.