“don’t it always seem to go, you don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone”

In Brazil they are censoring X. I bet other democracies are watching because it sure makes their lives easier if freedom of speech is squashed. The emperor does not like being embarrassed which is what makes so much brilliant art brilliant. China, Russia, Iran figured it out long ago. Kill them or whisk away into a prison maze. France imprisoning Pavel Durov the CEO of Telegram who would not share users information with the government. It’s like they’re all cramming to prove the best songs of Leonard. It takes a different type of leader, whether running a band or a political system, to be unafraid of people speaking their mind including unwanted and stupid thoughts vs. firing them for not echoing the leader at all times.