Where is the free speech?

My brother went missing in action in WWII, and they could not even disclose to the family where he went missing until after the war was over. It used to be a lot worse than it is now. You saw what happened to the guy who gave his opinion on what was happening, didn't you? He was the head honcho over there, or so he thought. When one gets too big for their britches, they can always be knocked down a notch or two.