[ardent_uno]

It's funny how cynics scoff when Americans take pride in being "free", as if the rest of the world has caught up to the US or even passed it in measures of freedom.

What recent experience tells us though is that, as is so often the case, the cynics are wrong and America really does benefit from having freedom of expression both written into the fundamental document of the nation - the Constitution - and ingrained in broader American culture.

Recent European attempts to crack down on internet content are very disturbing and would never be tolerated in America. These attempts must be rebuffed.