Get rid of downvotes. They serve no purpose but to chill free expression. Secondly, stop thinking of free speech as a right that protects us from the Governmen

Get rid of downvotes. They serve no purpose but to chill free expression. Secondly, stop thinking of free speech as a right that protects us from the Government. The Government is rarely the issue in the US. The free speech ethos should be something in my head that protects you from illiberal outbursts or actions on my part.