The reason the US and the western world have been able to succeed and make such progress is because of the freedom to point out the failures and do something better.
Whether that's building a better phone, medical procedure, or communication network, or rocket, historically you've been able to point out that the emperor has no clothes, and then build something better.
This is what terrifies me about the current attitudes on both sides of the aisle - we're turning from, "I disagree but will fight for your right to say it" to "if I disagree you should be deplatformed and fired and mobbed."
Whether that's building a better phone, medical procedure, or communication network, or rocket, historically you've been able to point out that the emperor has no clothes, and then build something better.
This is what terrifies me about the current attitudes on both sides of the aisle - we're turning from, "I disagree but will fight for your right to say it" to "if I disagree you should be deplatformed and fired and mobbed."