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A message in a bottle from an European

  A message in a bottle from an European I was relieved to see the US election results, but the next two years are crucial for Western society in more ways that the average US voter thinks.And the two people partaking in the discussion that drove me to write this, Joe Rogan and Marc Andreessen, are far above average. I was listening to Marc Andreessen interviewed by Joe Rogan on his podcast, and while I can see why Andreessen was relieved by the US election results, from where I sit (Italy) I can only say “one cheer and a half”. They were discussing the prevalence of government and/or government funded censorship under the Biden administration and even before that, but I think they were both missing something. And for that “something”, I can contribute my life experience from the wrong side of the Atlantic pond. US citizens are aware there is indeed a Europe because that's where France is (and the Swiss Alps), where they can go to visit Italy, correctly expecting to b...