"Faking It"

I don't agree with everything here, but Fred Reed writes a lot that makes sense, Jan. 19:

While the United States is freer and more democratic than many countries, it is not, I think, either as free or as democratic as we are expected to believe, and becomes rapidly less so. Indeed we seem to be specialists in maintaining the appearance without having the substance. Regarding the techniques of which, a few thoughts:

(1) Free speech does not exist in America. We all know what we can’t say and about whom we can’t say it....

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Fri. 01/30/04 07:45:27 AM
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