The Dixie Chicks have taken a big hit lately for exercising their basic right to express themselves. To me, they're terrific American artists expressing American values by using their American right to free speech. For them to be banished wholesale from radio stations, and even entire radio networks, for speaking out is un-American.
The pressure coming from the government and big business to enforce conformity of thought concerning the war and politics goes against everything that this country is about - namely freedom. Right now, we are supposedly fighting to create freedom in Iraq, at the same time that some are trying to intimidate and punish people for using that same freedom here at home.
First, the idea that only liberals can have Freedom of Speech is ridiculous. Second, No one is stopping their right to speak out, only that it has consequencs. I hate to break it to the left, but we on the right also have Freedom of Speech. Third, government and big business aren't doing anything to these "artists", the people (average, red blooded Americans) are speaking out with their wallets and purses.
How brucie baby comes up with this idiocy is beyond me.