> making a big show of "freedom of speech" feels a little disingenuous Maybe not disingenuous (which implies some degree of pretense), but certainly inaccurate

> making a big show of "freedom of speech" feels a little disingenuous Maybe not disingenuous (which implies some degree of pretense), but certainly inaccurate. People like to use the phrase "freedom of speech" because it has propaganda value in most Western cultures. To paraphrase one legal scholar, the first lawyer to yell "freedom of speech!" in a crowded courtroom wins.