The issue isn't just about money, really.
Some on the US right are rather dangerously threatening free speech, and have been for a while, and the Trump administration has for a while.
Without freedom of speech, it doesn't even make much sense to describe a country as an "authoritarian democracy". Freedom of speech, regardless of anything else, regardless of the economy, is a prerequisite for democracy of any kind. The common mob is the highest authority in a democracy, and ought to be allowed to freely discuss ideas. Without this there is no democracy.
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On the right? A bit yea, but most of the left is encourging violence against speech, a disturbing amount celebrate silencing speech via murder, and some are even outright calling to kill peoole for their speech (See:Destiny).
I'm all in for free speech, but not consequence free speech. Celebrating and encouraging violence is not to be tolerated. And I hope we can get there not with laws, but culture.
I'm not saying I have the answers, but the violence must not be allowed to continue.
And from what I've been hearing, it looks like there may be bipartiasn work towards that end.
Again, I prefer culture to law, but I'm open to it.