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We're not China no, but where's Snowden right now?

Free speech doesn't make the government not authoritarian. It's not binary either.

That's true, it's a spectrum. And the US has wayyy more free speech than even Great Britain.

I'm a fan of Snowden, but suggesting that we're living in an authoritarian state because he's in exile is a stretch, IMO.

It's a spectrum, we've got it better than others but still ruled by an oligarchy that thrashes our rights including speech