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FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE CARTOONISTS. ?Once upon a time, members of the media could be counted upon ?

By Glenn Reynolds

FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE CARTOONISTS. “Once upon a time, members of the media could be counted upon to champion free expression even when nobody else would. Where the First Amendment was implicated, newspapers were willing to go to bat for everyone from neo-Nazis to Hustler magazine, and to take on powerful institutions from the Vatican to the Pentagon, often while patting themselves on the back for ’speaking truth to power.’ Yet when it comes to the Islamic question, many in the media will not even stick up for themselves. That is, to say the least, a very ominous development.”

They’re cowards who can be easily manipulated by threats. This, of course, encourages more of the same. Don’t think that others haven’t noticed.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on October 15, 2010 (boomark / email).