[duncan_bayne]

From the perspective of a non-American it seems this is becoming less true over time; I see things like "Free Speech zones", and violence from Antifa and the alt-right. Not State actors in some cases, but proxies for them.

[liberte82]

Why hire state actors, when you've got more than enough true believers to go around?

[duncan_bayne]

... and a President who says he'll cover their legal bills.

Civil disagreement on matters of politics and philosophy seems to be waning in the West.