> What is essential is the freedom of speech we enjoy here, that allows debates of the type on SI and the rest of the net
Well it is better than nothing...
Thank you for proving my point. The public wouldn't even be allowed to hear of such things in Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russian, Castrist Cuba, Iraq, Iran, China...... I don't know the list is pretty long, isn't it now.
Mark my words, if this administration goes too far, they will be sanctioned. We've been through such things in the past (Watergate, McCarthy...) and the freedoms we still enjoy have enabled us to keep the government in check. I am confident that this will continue to work. As it is, I believe the economy will do the trick this time. From what I am seeing, Main Street is beginning to get just a little pissed off at the economy, and it hasn't bottomed. People always vote by their pocket book to a large extent, particularly in a capitalist society. |
