[akimbostrawman]

>more mindful of what I want to talk about

I would call that self censorship. If I want to insult a politician I will do so from a network location that won't get me put in legal trouble.

>I can think like this because I have the privilege of living a democracy

This has less to do with the political system than free speech which is nonexistent or limited even in most western countries that are democracies