Topics such as yours have become taboo in our post-9/11 world, especially on the Web, where privacy is an illusion.
Privacy is an illusion anyway, and "freedom of speech" is a misnomer. But at least we don't have rocket and mortar attacks in the streets. Lesser of the evils? <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
But as a song quipped, "when you choose the lesser of the evils, you always get something less and something evil" <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Even with all the problems though, I'm still proud to be an American, although the opinions of my government do not necessarily reflect the opinions of myself or my family <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />