The article critiques President Trump’s demand for Americans to conform to his preferred language, exemplified by his attack on the Associated Press over the naming of the Gulf of Mexico. It emphasizes that free speech is an inherent right, not granted by Trump or others in power. The article discusses the confusion between the powers of government and tech elites, warning against the implications of private companies influencing political discourse. Finally, it underscores that the functioning of government should be distinct from business principles, highlighting the need for accountability in leadership.
Trump is punishing Americans who don't say the words he likes best. That's not how it works in America.
The president of the United States is demanding that American citizens use only the words that please him, and he is punishing those who refuse to do so.
In America, as I have written previously, we are free to criticize the government, which is accountable to the people, not the other way around.
This confusion in many ways presaged our present moment, and the question of who is in fact running the country—the richest man in the world or the man who was elected president.
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