Free speech is not a questionable luxury or a tool for oppression. It is an indispensable technology to allow negotiation of conflicting interests and world views without civil war. If you are opposed to free speech, you are very likely not part of a silenced minority, btw.
If NYC and California seceded, the US would have to kiss most of its economy and international clout goodbye. I think there is no way that the military will allow that to happen in the next few decades.
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