I haven't written a post for a long while as I have observed the political and social scene in our country. My level of disgust with politics, politicians and media sources has risen to an unprecedented level, even for someone who follows this daily trainwreck as closely as I do. I will address politics generally in another post that will follow soon. For now, my dominant concern is the issue of free speech. Events in Charlottesville, VA recently have exposed the worst of us as a nation and as individuals. Vitriolic and knee-jerk reactions have been widespread and appalling. It is utterly sickening to watch this juvenile behavior in those who pretend to be adults but don't have the first clue how to act like one. In the first place, through the sytemic and deliberate dumbing down of our citizenry, few of us recognize that every citizen in this country is guaranteed freedom of expression (free speech). The Constitution places absolutely no restrictions on speech that is stupid