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Poll: Do you feel free to speak your mind in the U.S.?
4 points by meadhikari on June 13, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments
Though I've always assumed the NSA (etc.) watched for keywords, I've recently begun to feel still more nervous about using the words "terrorism" or "bomb" (etc.) within correspondence (I'm even censoring myself in this post!), lest my identity get flagged. I'm curious as to how many others feel the same way.
I am a U.S. citizen and I feel free to say whatever I want.
6 points
I am a U.S. citizen and I engage in self-censorship for fear of what the authorities might do.
2 points
I am a legal alien within the U.S. and I feel free to say whatever I want.
1 point
I'm a non-American outside the U.S., and I engage in self-censorship for fear of what the authorities might do.
1 point
I'm a non-American outside the U.S., and I feel free to say whatever I want.
0 points


I'm a white male, us citizen, registered republican, southern baptist.

I pretty much say what I want. :)


In a word: yes. Why shouldn't I?




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