Put another way, almost free speech works great for those with power, and badly for everyone else.
When people advocate censorship of any kind, they're really saying, "I have the correct views held by the establishment, so I'm not worried about it."
When people advocate censorship of any kind, they're really saying, "I have the correct views held by the establishment, so I'm not worried about it."
If the establishment's views are strongly codified and checks and balances are in place to maintain them, is that so bad?
Conversely, I believe there are a lot of people in the US walking around freely that deserve to be locked up.