Truly troubling. I feel like the only person on Earth right now that knows what free speech even is and is actively trying to engage in its protection is Jordan Peterson. And sadly, he is no activist, but just a psychologist that doesn't really want to be involved in the controversy. But nobody else seems to be joining him.
I find it hard to believe there were days where you could be killed if you did not acknowledge supreme authority of a Catholic pope or some other monarch figure. People refused to do that on the bounds that God only is supreme. They could have "lied" and kept their life. But they choose to be jailed and beheaded for their belief. And right now in America, we have half of the population that sits somewhere on the "right wing" spectrum that refuses to speak on the grounds that what they say might go against an ideology on the left. I wonder how this will turn out. When will men become men again? I feel like I should lead the way, but I'd rather sit here in front of a computer...