while voters are busy arguing online about their "free speech" , their leaders are busy controlling every other aspect of their lives. We live in a world of ext

while voters are busy arguing online about their "free speech" , their leaders are busy controlling every other aspect of their lives. We live in a world of extensive transit control, capital flow controls, commodities control, banking control, monetary manipulation, visual-data-financial surveillance, data regulations, behavior regulations (i.e. drug/alcohol/vaping prohibitions) and punitive taxation. We have accumulated too many powers in the hands of "our" democratic leaders, and the political parties are being used as weapons against the other party. The Ruler Worshippers have won. In many ways (economic, regulatory, even behavioral) the West is in freedom deficit compared to those oppressive countries. I think it's fair to say the world has stooped to their level.