| The attack upon free expression is more varied than one may think, but I’ll start with the obvious. Most have heard of the euphemistically-named “Fairness Doctrine,” |
| Then we have hate speech laws, which empower governments to punish people of politically incorrect passions. In Europe, Canada and elsewhere, average citizens have suffered persecution for criticizing homosexuality and Islam and voicing other unfashionable truths. And as hate speech laws become more entrenched and accepted, the list of taboos of the tongue grows longer– and more widespread. |
| Two Canadian “Human Rights Commissions” are investigating columnist Mark Steyn and the country’s bestselling news magazine, Macleans, because it published an excerpt from Steyn’s book containing criticism of Islam. |
| A great victory for the Left is that it has dumbed-down civilization, |
| And what of us– you? If you are a “hater,” your voice will grow fainter, fainter, fainter . . .. |
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