Well said, Blue Jay.

Gosh, Troll. You figured out the strategy of Bill Maher's guest rosters on Politically Incorrect. Well done.

The point is, people like Maher and Sontag (who make their livings by more or less expressing their opinions on current events) have been demonized for saying some very reasonable things...and likewise some very passionate things. But because their views do not dovetail with the "new patriotism" (we got attacked, we are hurting and angry, bomb 'em all and ask questions later) they are treated as if they're advocating boiling up babies for stew or something...

Censorship is a dangerous thing. This country has been heading towards it for some time now, and it is certainly true that ultra-political correctness is responsible for a great deal of it (like the banning of To Kill a Mockingbird in a southern school not long ago, by a board on which most of the members had not even read it!). What concerns me is that many of the moves towarsd stifling opinions such as those mentioned above have been waiting in thewings for along time...now the amplified mood and tension in this country has allowed people to believe it is a good idea to stifle opinions and dissension from the prevailing war cry...this is most un-American if you ask me.