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> Americans can say anything Well, less so these days than 20 or even 10 years ago - the suppression just doesn't come from the government now. There are a lo
by commandlinefan 5y ago
> Americans can say anything
Well, less so these days than 20 or even 10 years ago - the suppression just doesn't come from the government now. There are a lot of things you really can't say in America and there are a lot more of them than there used to be.
- dnautics 5y agothat's an entirely fair criticism, but peer-led opinion suppression is via taboo and taboos are transient and organically go through cultural waves -- have been for centuries. When a state starts doing it it usually requires catastrophic change that, maybe if you're lucky, won't hurt too many people -- but it's almost always painful, and sudden.