Re: What about forriners?
My experience shows that people in the West are even more easily manipulated than in Russia. Perhaps this is because here people tend to think that what they hear/read/watch in the media is all true, while in Russia people are skeptical a priori.
I find the "freedom of speech" here is very much restricted as well, but only by using more subtle social engineering and by "political correctness". It's not yet at the level of Russia but it's getting closer and closer.
Also, if you look closely, the freedom of speech in Russia is fairly "democratic" - if you hold an opinion widely shared by the majority - you can pretty much say what you like. The problem is what happens when your opinion diverges...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
