…Even so, we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that our soon-to-be president could weaken the American system of free expression in far more troubling and insidious ways. They don’t involve throwing dissenters in jail; many of them don’t even require significant changes in the law. Rather, they are techniques that involve weakening and undermining the institutions and practices that enable public opinion to check state power and legitimate our system of democracy.

Trump’s threat to democracy isn’t free speech, it’s this – CNN.com

hmmmm