[BC] Broadcasters and their community

[Rob Landry]

On Fri, 17 Feb 2012, Alan Kline wrote:

> What kind of society have we come to? When people can think they can
> intimidate people into silence with threats of violence, something is
> very, very wrong. (And please note that I'm not making comment on the
> minister's sign, only the reaction...)

When in human history have dissidents not been intimidated into silence?

Someone I used to work with was a former member of the Communist Party, 
USA (note: he was never a card-carrying member; according to him the CPUSA 
has never issued membership cards). He was effectively intimidated into 
silence for most of his life, even while his voice was on one of the most 
powerful stations in New England. Being outed as a Communist in the Cold 
War era would not have been a good career move, to say the least.

Rob