Freedom is the freedom to say two plus two equals four, said George Orwell. By that standard, the US is hurtling towards unfreedom. Those who point out that the late Charlie Kirk was a Christian nationalist provocateur risk their jobs or worse. The official line is that the appalling murder of Kirk made him a martyr to God and American liberty. Dissenters to such hyperbole risk being branded as terrorists. In the post-Kirk world, two plus two equals five.
喬治?奧威爾(George Orwell)曾說,自由就是說出“2加2等于4”的自由。按照這個標準,美國正飛速走向不自由。指出已故的查理?柯克(Charlie Kirk)是基督教民族主義煽動者的人,可能會丟掉工作,甚至面臨更糟的后果。官方的說法是,柯克慘遭殺害,使他成為上帝和美國自由的殉道者。對這種夸張說法表達異議的人有可能被貼上恐怖分子標簽。在后柯克時代,2加2等于5。