skittles_of_SDC 0 #1 July 6, 2009 Did anyone else see this documentary? It aired on HBO last Monday (DVRed it while I was out of town). I found it very insightful and a little disturbing. They basically talked about the gov't (including schools) infringing on free speech post 9/11. However they also talked about historical cases of infringement on free speech during previous times of war. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #2 July 6, 2009 Didn't see it, but I'd like to. Wars have always been used as an excuse to clamp down on domestic dissent. If you can convince the people that silencing dissent is "patriotic" because we're "fighting the enemy of us all" then you can effectively silence your political opposition.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #3 July 6, 2009 QuoteDid anyone else see this documentary? No, I hadn't heard of it. Thanks for the heads' up. It looks/sounds very interesting to me. /Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #4 July 6, 2009 I don't get HBO so I didn't see it. I do hope that it went back to 1798 with the Alien & Sedition Act. And the Sedition Act of 1918, where Woodrow Wilson fought for its passage on grounds of morale. It's quite extraordinary when we think of great Presidents holding down dissent. Few consider Woodrow Wilson to be an enemy of free speech. I am just as concerned about suppression of speech in other wars, especially with political correctness. Was that covered at all? My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #5 July 6, 2009 QuoteI don't get HBO so I didn't see it. I do hope that it went back to 1798 with the Alien & Sedition Act. And the Sedition Act of 1918, where Woodrow Wilson fought for its passage on grounds of morale. It's quite extraordinary when we think of great Presidents holding down dissent. Few consider Woodrow Wilson to be an enemy of free speech. I am just as concerned about suppression of speech in other wars, especially with political correctness. Was that covered at all? They didn't go that far back if I remember correctly. They mostly talked about recent stuff. I think they did touch briefly on some WWII stuff but I'm not sure they went into the Sdedition Act of 1918. A majority of them were about post 9/11 but they did have one about the pentagon papers from the vietnam era. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
