That is because these same 51% are no longer properly educated about the reasons for the First Amendment to exist. These same people are taught that speech and

That is because these same 51% are no longer properly educated about the reasons for the First Amendment to exist. These same people are taught that speech and violent action are the same, and that words are harmful, rather than actions. Worse, they're taught an equivalence that not saying the "correct" things is also violence. Free speech is table stakes for a free people.