Same thing is happening here in UK GUEST, where the Blair govt are swamping us with legislation designed to curtail freedom of speech.

Most of this legislation is being hidden under the "War on terror" banner, but the real reason is that the politicians see power being taken back into the hands of those who elected them ...and they don't like it one little bit...

The whole idea that we should be denied the freedom to express our opinions on religion, race, homosexuality, or any other controversial subject, is the start of the slippery slope to a police state run by the politicians and those who finance them.

This ideology is pervasive....Just try to start a realistic discussion on any of these topics here on Mudcat and watch the thought police come crawling out from under their stones...Ake