Selwyn Duke eloquently describes the threats to free speech which continue to grow in the U.S. His article is definitely worth a read. After citing examples of censorship and the continuing threats, he concludes:
Education isn't easy when people aren't listening. A great victory for the left is that it has dumbed-down civilization, making people lovers of frivolity and vice, comfortably numb. It has created legions of disengaged, apathetic hedonists who wouldn't read a piece of commentary if it was pasted to a stripper. Such people can be led by the nose and, when they occasionally notice the goings-on in their midst, will welcome the silencing of the "haters."
(HT: Michelle Malkin)