No, I'd argue that same freedom of thought is precisely what gives us in the West a huge edge over those who fear losing control over their proletariat as we ar

No, I'd argue that same freedom of thought is precisely what gives us in the West a huge edge over those who fear losing control over their proletariat as we are able to innovate and create far better, and to think those things aren't important for engineers, mathematicians and businessmen is not borne out by economic results. Success in business especially relies greatly on being able to innovate.