Thursday, June 21, 2007

On this day, June 21

1989
The Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment.

Let us reflect on the beauty of voicing opposition to your government, allowed to a near-insulting extent here in the U.S. Or would you prefer to live in one of these countries?

Some of the most highly censored countries in the world, including political censorship of the internet (in no particular order) :

North Korea
Iraq -before toppling of Saddam
Cuba
Belarus
Uzbekistan
Uganda
Burma
Turkmenistan
Equatorial Guinea
Libya
Eritrea
Syria
Iran
China
Vietnam
Tunisia

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