When a dictator is deposed and tyranny is defeated, the liberated rejoice. They welcome the return of free speech.
Underground media, previously criminalised, becomes mainstream. Dissidents are unchained and their voices again heard.
But that isn’t happening following the defeat of US President Donald Trump, characterised by the left throughout his term as a fascist, a dictator and a tyrant.
Instead, the opposite is occurring. Free speech is now threatened. Voices are silenced. Political opposition is being crushed.
(Please continue reading today’s column.)
UPDATE. “Monopolies have merged with the state.” Fine work by Jesse Watters:
He does struggle with the correct pronunciation of Miranda’s name, however.
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