There is a huge difference in freedom of expressing your opinion online between your country and authoritarian states. I know your first instinct would be to sa

There is a huge difference in freedom of expressing your opinion online between your country and authoritarian states. I know your first instinct would be to say "yes but…", but it's not. Not even close, not even 0.1%. People without first hand experience often do not comprehend it, even if accept the argument logically. But when you live there, you grow up with the 6th sense of political momentum. It's as natural as breathing. You are not starting to shit on a powerful person in your country unless you sense a strong political tailwind.