There are lots of problems with this perspective.

  * The loudest voices are typically not minorities
  * Those with the loudest voices aren't experiencing suffering
  * The power they wield isn't being used to reduce suffering
  * The suffering actually being experienced can be reduced better without chilling free speech

I think you're right that we're seeing an upset in power dynamics, but you're wrong about who is becoming more powerful and what they are attempting to accomplish with that power.