The Progress of Liberty

Did you know that freedom of speech is not widely recognized in the Western world? Indeed, there is nothing akin to the U. S. Constitution’s First Amendment in the constitutions of many Western countries, and some countries – like Great Britain – do not even have written constitutions. This, of course, puts basic human liberties in those countries in an extremely precarious position.

Even Canada is drifting away from an implicit recognition of the right to free speech. Mark Steyn and Macleans – a magazine that published his essay, “The Future Belongs to Islam” – is currently on trial there for “hate speech,” even though his article contained nothing genuinely hateful or offensive. You can read the article for yourself, as I reprinted the aforementioned essay in my online magazine, The Rational Argumentator, to show my willingness to defend Mr. Steyn’s freedom of speech against the true haters and censors who would deny inalienable human liberties.

Jonah Goldberg has written an excellent article, “Canada’s Thought Police,” on the debacle of Mark Steyn’s trial before the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. These people are quite serious and unapologetic about blatantly suppressing fundamental liberties. Mr. Goldberg cites Dean Steacy, an investigator for the Human Rights Commission of Canada: “Freedom of speech is an American concept, so I don’t give it any value.” This is frightening and intolerable. Please digg Mr. Goldberg’s article to help inform more readers of the travesty to which Mr. Steyn, Macleans, and other intelligent, decent argumentators are being subjected.

Sincerely,
Gennady Stolyarov II

Editor-in-Chief, The Rational Argumentator: http://rationalargumentator.com

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