Most of us live in Western nations. And Western nations, unlike the ones you mentioned, have a veneer of pretending to be free places, but are actually as oppre

Most of us live in Western nations. And Western nations, unlike the ones you mentioned, have a veneer of pretending to be free places, but are actually as oppressive and ruthless as the others to anyone who becomes a real threat. The right to free speech is rendered impotent in the face of their ability to infiltrate peaceful protests and sway public opinion. And you are using some of the very same techniques that they do when you try to downplay the importance of it.