You are right about China. Limits on free speech are codified in their laws[1], and are designed to protect and maintain their government. The US is changing in

You are right about China. Limits on free speech are codified in their laws[1], and are designed to protect and maintain their government. The US is changing in a completely different way, forming a kind of McCarthyism[2] where those with bad opinions are forced out of jobs and communities. While expression is technically not illegal, Americans can have their careers destroyed for holding unfavorable opinions on contentious political issues. Given that healthcare, housing, and food depend on your career in the US, the repercussions of going against the grain can be nearly as bad as in China. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_by_country#People's_Republic_of_China_(mainland) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_by_country#P... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism