"Public Discourse" being "Private"? Public is in the name, though. So that statement seems... well... weird? "Public" and "Private" and "Government" mean dif

"Public Discourse" being "Private"? Public is in the name, though. So that statement seems... well... weird? "Public" and "Private" and "Government" mean different things at different times. In this case I think you mean Public Discourse is not controlled by the Government. And that's where a lot of confusion is coming in.