“Open discussion of many major public questions has for some time now been taboo. We can’t open our mouths without being denounced as racists, misogynists, supremacists, imperialists or fascists. As for the media, they stand ready to trash anyone so designated.” – Saul Bellow (1915-2005)

For those who do not know who this is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Bellow