"It's almost like democracy is an illusion and our rulers do whatever they want to us, up to and including restricting the ways we're allowed to communicate with each other, in whatever way benefits them and their agendas." "Democracy" is in the eye of the beholder and we've all been blinded. "Freedom of Speech" means the government's freedom to tell us any bullsh*t they want and we're suppose to swallow it whole with no complaints or talk back. I keep pinching myself and I can feel it, so I guess this isn't an "illusion." But it sure feels like a nightmare some days.