Facebook bans illustrate erosion of freedom of speech in America

“I may hate what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

So said the French philosopher Voltaire, as quoted by his biographer, Evelyn Beatrice Hall.

Noble words in theory, but much harder in reality.

Nobody really wants to die defending ideas that they disagree with.

Nor do they want to lose market capitalization.