> Also, any effort to regulate via law what people are spouting quickly becomes a cure worse than the disease.
China's economy seems to be doing fine, and the population is docile. What else do you think elites care about?
My point is that the "cure" seems to work fine in practice so long as it isn't too onerous. Any restrictions on speech in the US are likely to be limited to volatile social issues (hate speech) and enforced primarily by elites using the private sector.
China's economy seems to be doing fine, and the population is docile. What else do you think elites care about?
My point is that the "cure" seems to work fine in practice so long as it isn't too onerous. Any restrictions on speech in the US are likely to be limited to volatile social issues (hate speech) and enforced primarily by elites using the private sector.