Well said. It reminds me of a cold-war era joke:
A Russian and an American were arguing about whose country was better, and the American claimed that he was more free:
"I can go to Washington DC, stand in front of the White House and yell that the president of the US is a son of a bitch".
To which the Russian replied:
"So what? I can go to Moscow, and stand in front of the Kremlin and yell... that the president of the US is a son of a bitch."