Authoritarian regimes have been unable to stop the march of media
freedom, but they continue to try. And bloggers are in the crosshairs--sometimes
literally. CPJ has just come out with a report called "The
10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger"--no surprise that the Middle
East features prominently.
5/6/09
The Top 10 Worst Countries to Blog
It's chic in this era of geopolitics to insult America. The President does it. Many "social justice" pastors do it. Way too many liberals condemn America's moral compass (which I find really ironic). But much of the time this rhetoric is misguided. I recognize that America is not a perfect country and has indeed propagated many social ills. Yet, if only for the sense of the rule of law and the 1st Amendment, America is a more moral country than most (if not all) in the world. I don't think that's a smug comment either. For at least proof that we're more moral than 10 other countries, try challenging the leading authorities of these countries on your blog.
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In addition to Muslim countries, there are Communist countries and a military dictatorship. Of course there are other measures of morality than freedom of speech; abortion and adultery are two where the Muslim countries probably have us beat. (Of course, those aren't the categories liberals harp on, as you mentioned...)
Interesting article I ran into today:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12douthat.html
you always keep me so honest, Ben.
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