yk its been said before but it bears repeating in the current climate of DeSantis Is Literally The Most Dangerous American Politician Since Reagan, If Not Ever:
if the right truly believed in both the free marketplace of ideas and the merits of their own ideas, they would not try so hard to stop left-wing ideas from being expressed. they either know that the best idea doesn't always win, or they know that their ideas are not the best. most likely, both.