"Freedom of Speech" You Say?
We need to wake up and pay more attention to what is going on in this nation.
Remember that notion of FREE SPEECH some of us cherish so much? Well it’s slowly eroding right beneath us.
I wish I’d been keeping up with this better (like the China situation). When I get some time I’ll have to go back and start collecting articles – but for now, check out these two:
- Air Force Blocks Access to Many Blogs, and some commentary
- Whistle-blower Site Taken Offilne (re: WikiLeaks)
Not to mention all the wiretapping, illegal surveillance, etc.
Where are we headed????
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. ” –Edmund Burke
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn’t a Jew.When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
–Martin Niemöller
I would like to note that the Quote of the Day on the right sidebar is generated by a script which randomly selects quotes from a collection I’ve acquired over the years – I did not specifically choose it today (or any other day). Ironic, huh?
For those reading by feed reader, by email, or viewing on another day, here is today’s quote:
“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” –Noam Chomsky
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