Reply #74: I've seen this same story -- with slight variations -- trotted out...

[Journeyman]

every half-dozen or so years. If the media goes true to form, expect to see an equally disturbing, hand-wringing account of adult attitudes against our basic rights in the next week or so.

Is it something to be concerned about? Always. An informed electorate with a stake in the continuance of our society is something worth working towards. Will their ignorance hasten the end of free speech? Not as much as the general level of fear has accomplished in the last few years.

There's the culprit that poses our greatest risk: Fear. Fight that, and the ignorant will remain as ineffective as they should be in an informed, functioning society.