Where I'm from, the police are using extra judicial coercion to shut down concerts by threatening venue owners with liquor licensing audits, because they don't like a rap group's song lyrics:
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-13/australian-drill-r...
>There's a long history of police butting heads with hip hop artists, according to Dr Rebecca Sheehan, who researches the link between social identity and music at Macquarie University.
>"The FBI issued a cease and desist order to NWA," she said. "When they refused to stop releasing their music, stop distributing it and refused to stop playing concerts, local metropolitan police around the United States get the idea to start shutting concerts down for them."
Drawing these lines proverbially is akin to perforating our social fabric. Lots of small holes, that left untouched, provide the strength to maintain structure. But once enough of those dots are connected by tears, it's usually too late to rebuild without starting from scratch.
As citizens, we have the right to argue that BOTH angles apply. Whether one out weighs another is significantly less consequential in the heat of battle. Navigating the seas, making progress towards your goal, that should remain the focus when having discussions that often gets lost. IMHO at least