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.
Chicago has seen gang wars and levels of unrest that were way more dramatic than today. Western Europe is still entirely fine if you take a historical perspective.
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