I've written two posts recently concerning the Polish neofascist website "Redwatch" and the FBI's cooperation with the Polish government to have it removed from a server in Arizona. Whether by happenstance or conspiracy, Frank Fisher, one of the Guardian bloggers, decided today to mull over the rights of Redwatch in Britain. It's worth a read, and the conclusion, so far as it goes, is unassailable—

Censorship is easy; free speech, like everything underpinning democracy, is hard. Standing alongside neo-Nazis would be anathema to most people; even defending animal libbers' rights is a step too far for many. But start accepting the principle of "privileged" information - legal for some to possess and use, illegal for others - and the sphere of acceptable activism shrinks dramatically. The Nazis would have loved that.

Related posts
U.S. government "blocks" a website (7/10/06)
Update on "U.S. blocks a website" (7/13/06)

Tags: * Britain UK Guardian Redwatch neofascist neonazi freedom of speech censorship activist