Exactly this . It ' s a sad thing when freedom of speech is fighting to continue to exist . What set the US on the track to greatness was that one could express their views so that they could be challenged , enlightened , and informed while doing the same for those on the opposing side . Exchanging ideas and finding truths in absoluteness rather than coerced popular opinion was the most prosperous thing to be had . It is now a time where many people are silenced and can no longer do that while the selfrighteous morally superior gloat in their success at accomplishing this . People are so afraid of fascism that they fail to recognize real true fascism as it unfolds in front of them , and that their misguided fear of it is helping to contribute to its uprising .