We are in a period, worldwide, in which society is more restricted. They're even ramping back on liberal minded policies in Denmark, for goodness sake. So, so...the pendulum swings. However, basic human rights (should I say human necessities) are starting to be restricted here in Canada. This is scary. Recently, Alex Hundert (one of those jailed in the fallout from the protests of the G20 meeting in Toronto) was offered bail. He refused because the conditions were so draconian: he was not allowed to express his political views, or consort with political activists, or plan political meetings or marches. Huh? This is a guy who is not yet convicted.
I keep wondering how this kind of censorship could possibly be thought appropriate in a free society? And no one seems to care. Why not?
I would have said ten years ago that folks simply didn't know. That the mainstream media wasn't reporting what they should and few folks read the papers anyway. But now? Well, now there are loudmouths like me. And there are tons of mes out there, just waiting to jump up and down and do their lollies over this kind of thing. Okay, I'm not doing my lolly. I am a little too stunned that the courts attempted to so completely control Alex Hundert. However, the internet is full of folk like me who are darn happy to put this information in your face(book).
So, no excuses. It's not ignorance. Perhaps we just don't care.
These rights we have, this freedom, it is ours to lose.
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