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> How do we maintain the emphasis on free speech with our higher fragmented population who have WIDELY varying beliefs and little shared culture?

We cannot. Diversity, Freedom, Centralization. Pick two.

What has kinda worked in some countries is splitting up into different areas and letting them run their own affairs -- e.g. swiss style cantons.

But that type of arrangement is very fragile given the organizational advantages of centralization and countries like Switzerland are notable because of their exceptionality.