Thoughts on Free Speech

Over the past week, there has been a lot of excitement on the Free Speech Front here in Canada.

Due to family commitments, the day job, the Mom gig, etc..I am really not in a position to do as comprensive an analysis as my fellow hatemongers have done.

(Do yourselves a favour and read all the usual suspects on your own.)

I would like to add a few post-facto thoughts to the discussion.

First: if you are for free speech, you should not be afraid of anyone or any legislation. Over the past two years, common sense has turned the tide of public opinion against censorship and only the lunatic-blankie-holding fringe (I'm looking at you, Bernie, Pearl, Jennifer and he-who-shall-not-be-named) would still argue that they have the upper hand. Many of us comfortably offend people every day, and we should continue to do so. Let them run away in horror from us. Let them curl up with their utopian friends over a vegan supper, and nut-free lactose-free ice desserts. Let them be miserable together and let us continue to speak our minds. They can threaten, but we mustn't bow to their bullying.

Second: if you are for free speech, then you are not alone. The events of the past few days have demonstrated that there are many hundreds of thousands of people fighting the battle with us. We are in fabulous company and our tools are as varied as our backgrounds and nationalities. Whatever you put into this battle helps us win the war-which of course starts with free speech, but is part of a greater, existential crisis.

Third: don't let Lefty ever, and I mean EVAH control the language battle. Those who control speech eventually control minds. We have to reject every attempt by the totalitarian left to define the terms of reference. The best, latest example is how the left freaked out when Sarah Palin deftly characterized the "death panels". You must do the same thing-yank the linguistic carpet from under Lefty's feet, strip away their phony-baloney talk, the double speak and reduce it to it's essential oil: bullying, soft totalitarianism and utopian mumbo-jumbo.

To all my friends and colleagues in this battle, and in this wondrous life I salute you and say-as the great Winston Churchil would often sign off "KPO"-keep plodding on.