excuse me, is this a free country?

i think sooner or later, we need to ask this question. do we have the freedom of expression? the freedom to question and doubt? the freedom to disagree? the freedom to stand up again stronger forces? freedom to criticise authourity openly? freedom to say no to death penalty? freedom to demand things for the better? once in a while, someone brave enough will step up and question this, and straight away he lost his rights of freedom. and that person will help us see what are the real problems we are facing now. sometimes we try to achieve something really far, and high, we became blind to what is happening ard us, happening to the people at the bottom...
although he will not be sucessful (at least this time round) in achieving his goals, he did made some ppl question about our freedom and democracy. his harsh and honest words pierce right through the polished and "always let u feel damn good about this place" speeches. although nothing he said reduced the amount of respect i have for our forefathers and their governement, the implication of listening to the real side of the story from real people changed my perspective in this whole whirpool of ideologies and promises.