Posted by
Peter V. Bella on Monday, January 14, 2008 8:07:52 AM
I have pulled some excerpts from the following article. The author makes a good case for social and government collusion in the suppression of free speech. He cites examples of such collusion. The question posed is what do we, as citizens, opiners, and citizen journalists do about it?
RACE FOR THE AMERICAN MIND
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," which would essentially eliminate traditionalist talk radio.
Then we have hate speech laws, which empower governments to punish people of politically incorrect passions… And as hate speech laws become more entrenched and accepted, the list of taboos of the tongue grows longer - and more widespread. They're coming soon to a theater of social operations near you.
If political correctness continues to capture minds and hearts, the pressure - both governmental and social - to call truth "hate speech" and censor it will continue to grow.
This brings us to the race for the American mind. If we could influence enough citizens to reject political correctness and oust public officials who serve its ends - if we could sufficiently transform the culture - the dropping of this iron muzzle could be forestalled. By spreading the truth we could ensure that the thought police wouldn't succeed in suppressing it.