Commenting on Conrad Black's much-read analysis
of the upcoming Mann vs Steyn trial of the century, Kathy Shaidle observes: It is in fact very easy to imagine Mann winning. The
Supreme Court of today is not the same Supreme Court that ruled on Hustler, for
one thing; for another, the West is more comfortable with censorship and less
familiar with basic principles of free speech.
I touched on the latter en passant in our Sunday Mailbox: In Australia and in Britain and even in America, free
peoples are losing the habit of free speech. And, when you lose the habit of
free speech, you lose the habit of freedom.
I'd like to explore that a little. In Australia, they're
trying to get rid of Section 18c, which is (roughly) the equivalent of Canada's
late and unlamented Section 13 thought-crime law, which was finally repealed
last year. The Aussie campaign is not going well. "There is a
danger that the Coalition resolve to repeal Section 18C will weaken further,"warns
The Independent Australian, saying there's an "urgent need to
submit your views on 18C amendments by April 30th" -
which is round about right now in Oz time…..there are far more lobby groups for
censorship -under polite euphemisms such as "diversity", "human
rights", "hate speech" - than there are for freedom of
expression…..To Read More…..
My Take - The author goes on to note
that in England a man has been arrested and charged with a
"Racially Aggravated Crime"for quoting Winston
Chruchill, because Churchill's book was insensitive to Muslims. So during WWII
when Churchill said,
We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the
seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in
the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight
on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the
fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and if, which I do not for a moment
believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then
our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry
on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power
and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.",
he would have been considered 'insensitive' to German, Italian and
Japanese feelings, and would have been prosecuted?
Brits have lost their minds, their insight, their understanding of history and their courage! Of course a great many young Brits may not understand why Winston Churchill even wrote a book where he expresses his views on Muslims since a few years ago a study revealed that 45% of British students thought Winston Churchill was an astronaut. It’s hard to be courageous when we're ignorant as to why courage is necessary, and leftists have made historical ignorance a virtue.
Brits have lost their minds, their insight, their understanding of history and their courage! Of course a great many young Brits may not understand why Winston Churchill even wrote a book where he expresses his views on Muslims since a few years ago a study revealed that 45% of British students thought Winston Churchill was an astronaut. It’s hard to be courageous when we're ignorant as to why courage is necessary, and leftists have made historical ignorance a virtue.
But one thing
we know for sure - Churchill was wrong when he said, "we shall never
surrender". And American leaders - and a large segment of America's
population - are just as bad. Both of which are working diligently to join the England's leaders to be members
of the Club For the Galacticly Stupid.
There is one more thing. If this continues we're going to see civil violence and disobedience at levels that will make the L.A. riots seem tame.
There is one more thing. If this continues we're going to see civil violence and disobedience at levels that will make the L.A. riots seem tame.
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