Ezra Levant on Coren - Discussing the decay of your freedom

Just caught Ezra Levant on the Micheal Coren show. I was obviously glued to the screen for the entire hour (even the commercials that all played like 4 times). In short, it was two clever men talking lightly enough about how our fundamental rights and freedoms are in jeopardy because of phony courts that have the ability to utlilize the power of the real courts to convict "maybe-they'll-be-criminals-in-the-future's," which in turn wears away at the foundations of our very society, rendering us powerless and stripped of the freedom to open our mouths. Delightful!

One of my favourite parts was when Micheal pointed out that many leftists see this issue as a battle of the political sides of the spectrum. Both men asserted that this is not the case at all. Neither care whether you're wrong--er, left, or right. This isn't about that. This isn't a bunch of bible-thumping Republican types ranting on about the HRCs, dabbling in little lies along the way in an attempt to ice to their white and blue free speech plea cake. (See, Canadian Cynic? I can list off dumb stereotypes and pass it off as a blog, too!)

No, this is an issue that affects everyone. We just happened to catch on first. But most of you have an excuse, as your heads were buried somewhere far up your bottoms. Many people are choosing to be stubborn now, based undoutably on shabby pretend principles, if everyone doesn't recognize how important this issue is--and soon--we're all going to pay the price. Levant pointed out that it isn't even the Conservatives who thrive off the freedom to speech as much as the Liberals do. Womens' rights, Black rights, Gay rights... They were all achieved by means of free speech!

Quoting an unknown both yesterday and today, Ezra asserted, "Take away all of my rights except for free speech, because it is with that one that I can win all the rest back." (total paraphrasing on my part, sorry.) That is absolutely the truth. No fundamental right is (arguably) more important than free speech, as it is with free speech that we achieved all the rest. Now, there are obvious exceptions to this rule, such as the right to life, etc. Mind you, many have no problem taking that one away, either.

Without the right to a forum for discussion, there could be no discussion. Without the right to protest, there could be no political progression. These dummies complaining to the HRC have every right to complain (without free speech, they wouldn't), just as every defendent had every right to say--or publish--what they did. That's the beauty of the free West. Levant said "we love justice." But the HRC isn't a real court. There's no real evidence needed, no real trials, no real justice. And the truth is, if these wacko complainants win their cases, it may be a feather in their cap (as my Buby would say), but it isn't simply a loss for the defendent. It's a loss for Canada, and the freedom we have boasted so proudly about. It's a loss for you and your liberty. It's the first chip in the decay of your fundamental rights, your society, and your freedom.