UWS Correspondent Deprecates Moore
Let me preface this by saying that I agree with you.
I don't want the restrictions placed on free speech either and I am against these efforts to censor Moore (fat doofus, indeed) for political purposes.
I agree with you again that we spend too little time discussing political issues in this country. But a greater American sin than political apathy is intellectual laziness. I'd rather have a substantial portion of the populace be apolitical than politically active and utterly misinformed. That's why Moore's mischief is so insidious. In the end, voting isn't some mere right, it's a duty. But that duty is predicated on a responsibility -- to know what the hell you're talking about.
So Moore is a disgrace, but, unfortunately, one we have to suffer. Or do we? Slander and libel are not protected practices. Neither is incitement to riot or yelling "movie!" in a crowded firehouse. I wonder at what point vicious propoganda crosses that line. Because at some point.. it does.
