"... This is what authoritarianism looks like in America now. Not jackboots. Not tanks. Just forms and subpoenas and investigations triggered by anonymous resentment. We don’t imprison you for your words—we just make you afraid to speak..."
"... We
have entered an era where dissent is punished not just by political
operatives, but by the system itself. You say the wrong thing, and
suddenly the police want your papers. Meanwhile,
the billionaires who own our national platforms—Zaslav, Bezos, Murdoch,
and Musk—aren’t standing up for speech. They’re sanitizing it...
...These are the new gatekeepers. Not elected. Not accountable. But absolutely in control of who gets heard and who gets silenced. They don’t have to delete your words. They just make sure no one sees them. They don’t ban books—they bury them in algorithms. They don’t need to arrest you—they just make you so afraid of being called out, canceled, or investigated that you say nothing at all.
And in that silence, they win. But here’s the thing..." READ MORE in context https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025/08/they-want-you-silent-speak-anyway-opinion.html?gift=f7e0ead7-d04e-4b6f-a83b-3e2ffebe1203