If you give that a little thought you'll realize that their first hand experience in the above matter would probably better qualify them on the topic of freedom and slavery than anything you can personally speak to.

And regardless, the point stands. The people who are cheering the silencing of the "other" are morally aligned with those championing the "re-education" of the other over in China. In fact, the former even broached the topic of how to "re-educate" their opponents on social media recently.