Persepolis

The main character in the novel Persepolis is very outspoken child. She is growing up in a time when being outspoken about opposing viewpoints is against the law and those who spoke out paid the price. If the United States was no longer a democracy and you could be jailed and tortured for your view points would you still speak out against the government? Do you think this would ever happen in the "Land of the Free"? In what ways do we as citizens speak out against our government today?