Anne Applebaum - Chipping Away at Free Speech - washingtonpost.com

Washington Post | Sep. 14, 2009 (Opinion)

Nevertheless, the three stories lead to one conclusion: In different ways, the Russian government, the Chinese government and unnamed Islamic terrorists are now capable of placing de facto controls on American companies -- something that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. In a world that seems more dangerous and less profitable than it did in the past, either greed or fear proved stronger than these companies' commitment to free speech.

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It points to what the author believes is an increasing tendency toward self-censorship because of perceived threats - either terrorist or economic. And the author believes this is something new. She doesn't mention the Obama Administration caving in to a right wing talk person!

It's not new, it's been going on - at least in my memory - since the 1940s.

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