At the time of the Constitution, the only forces that ever could punish you for free speech were government forces.
You might piss off a neighbor, or a pastor, or a store owner, but that's not the end of the story.
Today, global non-government institutions can effectively murder you. Make it impossible to have a bank account, impossible to buy goods, impossible to pass a background check, impossible to do just about anything to thrive. Sure, there's growing your own food, using precious metals for trade, but that's merely survival, not thriving.
At the time of the Constitution, the only forces that ever could punish you for free speech were government forces.
You might piss off a neighbor, or a pastor, or a store owner, but that's not the end of the story.
Today, global non-government institutions can effectively murder you. Make it impossible to have a bank account, impossible to buy goods, impossible to pass a background check, impossible to do just about anything to thrive. Sure, there's growing your own food, using precious metals for trade, but that's merely survival, not thriving.
If enough people do it, it could be thriving, but if enough people do it, the government steps in.