So far they've achieved just the opposite

A week ago, Connie Wilkins was informed about a complaint, filed to the "human rights commission" against the Free Dominion forum. As the owner of the forum, Connie was accused of "contributing to disseminating hate literature". The accuser, one named Marie-Line Gentes, has a personal grudge against one of Free Dominion users, Bill Whatcott. She can't silence Bill himself, so she's trying to shut down the web forum that gives Bill's posting the biggest exposure.

So far she's achieved just the opposite. Her actions led to an angry response not only from Free Dominion users but also from others who don't like the idea of banning opinions. A new discussion thread lists over two dozens of blog posts, defending Free Dominion with many more out there posted since the last update. Many are already planning to stage a protest rally against the kangaroo court if the "human rights commission" decides to proceed with the complaint.

From the blogs, the story made it to the media; not only to the Life Site, Canada Free Press and the Kingston Whig Standard, but also to the World Net Daily and The Washington Times. Connie was interviewed on Michael Coren's Radio Show. The story even made it to Europe with the French Patriotic Forum "Paroles de France" noticing the blog post at Le Ciel Est Bleu blog. Bill's leaflet was translated to French and the message that Ms. Gentes wanted to silence is now available to tens of millions of French speakers worldwide.

The situation became even more comical when The Globe And Mail decided to break the silence and come up with a coverage of its own. The author choose to concentrate on how controversial Bill's views are, making those views known from coast to coast. And guess what, some may find that Bill's arguments quite convincing.

After all, why would any woman (except a hate-driven leftie like Marie-Line Gentes) be so upset about Bill Whatcott showing a picture of a beheaded Indonesian teenage girl on his website, raising awareness of the violence against Christians in Muslim countries? Wouldn't it be more logical for women to support Bill's fight against a culture which holds no other choice for them, but converting (and accepting their status as "inferior" to men) or becoming just like that teenage girl on the picture?

The author is quite cautious when he quotes Connie's arguments. But common sense is not that easy to silence:

"If someone says something that is over the top, it's better to allow them to say it and have everybody else ... discredit them and use logic ... than to just delete it," Ms. Wilkens said.

How many Globe and Mail subscribers are reading that right now? How many of them would agree that the best way to fight opinions you don't like is by using logic, not censorship?