I know that my rhetoric like in that title can be rather harsh. But governments worldwide especially the U.S. government really are fascist.
Some important recent articles on the importance of freedom of speech:
The War on Free Speech Is Really a War on the Right to Criticize the Government by John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute
No More Truth from Fox News, and Fox News Decision to Settle Dominion Lawsuit for More than Three-Quarters of a Billion Dollars Makes No Sense by Paul Craig Roberts
‘Win for Artistic Freedom’ as Court Reverses Frankfurt Ban on Roger Waters Concert by Brett Wilkins
An Insider’s Guide to “Anti-Disinformation” by Andrew Lowenthal