I would recommend reading a touch about freedom of speech in the US, particularly the 'Shout Fire' thing [0]. That quote comes from a Supreme Court justice in ruling the 1st Amendment doesn't protect criticism of the draft, and is regarded as one of the worst rulings on the 1st amendment from the Supreme Court. While you're broad claims are correct, the US is the most free / least restrictive country in the world in terms of what you can say without legal repercussions (I welcome being corrected here). So much so, that I've found myself shocked at some of the things that aren't allowed in other western democracies. For example, Germany and the ban against Holocaust denial. I understand why they feel that way, I understand denial is a stupid position to take, but I just can't wrap my head around it being illegal. Looking beyond western democracies, to places that seem nice to live in, you get Singapore, as an example. No thanks.

[0]: https://popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-hackne...