You're right Rick that suppression can occur even in the US: http://premiereslignes.blogs.nouvelobs.com/archive/2009/12/08/enfumes.html
(in French, sorry) Michel 2009/12/9, Rick Monteverde <[email protected]>: > Stephen wrote: > > <...> I can't help but think any assertion that expressing any particular > belief "should be ILLEGAL [in the United States]" must be nothing more than > a personal expression of frustration, or possibly a straw man set up to > start an argument. <...> > > I think what NP was referring to was for the UK, and he said or implied that > there is precedence for such a thing there and that he was basically > optimistic that it could happen. We First Amendment huggers (believers) here > in the US tend to react less favorably to such moves than do the poor > blighted furriners in Europe who have demonstrated a tendency to embrace > true tyranny over the years. But like I said, our worst mistake would be > thinking it can't happen here. > > - R. > >
