The number of comments in this thread that so casually defend what I think is honestly somewhat comparable to an Edward Snowden-level infringement on freedom is

The number of comments in this thread that so casually defend what I think is honestly somewhat comparable to an Edward Snowden-level infringement on freedom is honestly depressing. It deeply confuses me how some people, some who are obviously very smart, value censorship and government-enforced-truth over freedom of speech and expression. Where did it go wrong? How did we get here? IMHO this isn't about "culture war" or "left v right" anymore, but instead about how did a large number of people so casually abandon fundamental human rights.