Mark Steyn: Free Speech Is Now Being Mocked as a Right-Wing Fetish

RUSH TRANSCRIPT That never ░░░░░░░░ It s accelerated Mark ░░░░░░░░ has been on to ░░░░░░░░ for quite some time ░░░░░░░░ was personally involved in ░░░░░░░░ free speech fight in ░░░░░░░░ He is a best ░░░░░░░░ author of course Got ░░░░░░░░ global perspective on what ░░░░░░░░ are watching tonight and ░░░░░░░░ are happy to have ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ going on here Well ░░░░░░░░ mentioned my own experience ░░░░░░░░ Canada That is a ░░░░░░░░ ago With the help ░░░░░░░░ a dogged back bencher ░░░░░░░░ the so called conservative ░░░░░░░░ up there was rather ░░░░░░░░ of this matter so ░░░░░░░░ back bencher and I ░░░░░░░░ to get the law ░░░░░░░░ Hate speech law repealed ░░░░░░░░ don t think we ░░░░░░░░ do it today I ░░░░░░░░ in the house of ░░░░░░░░ in Ottawa last year ░░░░░░░░ believe it was about ░░░░░░░░ bill that they are ░░░░░░░░ to bring in today ░░░░░░░░ the difference is the ░░░░░░░░ climate of free speech ░░░░░░░░ Canada United States U ░░░░░░░░ Us Australia Europe everywhere ░░░░░░░░ the western world is ░░░░░░░░ than a decade ago ░░░░░░░░ the malign alliance merger ░░░░░░░░ Washington between Big Tech ░░░░░░░░ the state we are ░░░░░░░░ in to a literally ░░░░░░░░ wellian world where phrases ░░░░░░░░ of or well 1984 ░░░░░░░░ uses the phrase Reality ░░░░░░░░ As you just said ░░░░░░░░ New York Times now ░░░░░░░░ in favor of establishing ░░░░░░░░ federal agency of reality ░░░░░░░░ under so called reality ░░░░░░░░ These people are so ░░░░░░░░ aware and so illiterate ░░░░░░░░ don t realize these ░░░░░░░░ tired ideas they are ░░░░░░░░ from a 770 year ░░░░░░░░ indictment of totalitarian state ░░░░░░░░ Is that book read ░░░░░░░░ or allowed How long ░░░░░░░░ or well himself is ░░░░░░░░ to your question I ░░░░░░░░ t think there is ░░░░░░░░ doubt about that To ░░░░░░░░ back when I got ░░░░░░░░ Canadian law repealed one ░░░░░░░░ that changed since then ░░░░░░░░ today free speech is ░░░░░░░░ mocked as some kind ░░░░░░░░ the right wing fetish ░░░░░░░░ the other side they ░░░░░░░░ ever expanding range of ░░░░░░░░ as a correct view ░░░░░░░░ that view has been ░░░░░░░░ there is no need ░░░░░░░░ the further discussion on ░░░░░░░░ So whether it s ░░░░░░░░ change or Islam or ░░░░░░░░ same same marriage or ░░░░░░░░ participation in sports There ░░░░░░░░ a settled view and ░░░░░░░░ we have settled it ░░░░░░░░ no longer need to ░░░░░░░░ The problem is there ░░░░░░░░ ever expanding range of ░░░░░░░░ add Todd the list ░░░░░░░░ to the list And ░░░░░░░░ United States where disagreeing ░░░░░░░░ the official state position ░░░░░░░░ example a new Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ nobody heard of a ░░░░░░░░ ago and nobody knows ░░░░░░░░ about But disagreeing with ░░░░░░░░ now is forbidden That ░░░░░░░░ why the weasel phrase ░░░░░░░░ What is the information ░░░░░░░░ are dissing It s ░░░░░░░░ information Ministry of information ░░░░░░░░ The idea that now ░░░░░░░░ official version cannot be ░░░░░░░░ is widely accepted even ░░░░░░░░ contemptible media figures like ░░░░░░░░ New York Times and ░░░░░░░░ steltar guy on CNN ░░░░░░░░ on the censorship side ░░░░░░░░ Openly Of course doing ░░░░░░░░ bidding of the powerful ░░░░░░░░ all sensors are Mark ░░░░░░░░ it s great to ░░░░░░░░ you tonight Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you Tucker Tucker As ░░░░░░░░ of the