No surprise, the Chinese government thinks that blocking free speech will somehow coverup the murder at Tiananmen Square.

China today began blocking Twitter, Blogger, Tumblr (my new favorite web tool) and a host of other websites that let the peasants talk to each other. This is a preemptive strike against the discussion that will take place on Thursday, the anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square.

This is a poignant reminder of the importance of exercising our right to free speech. Evil (and let’s throw in here- “incompetence”) will prevail if we do not expose it. There has been just a bit too much complaining about “hate speech” in this country for my taste.

There’s a thin line that separates “bad speech” (such as yelling “fire” in a crowded theatre) from “important speech” (such as a letter to the editor complaining that the old movie theatre is a fire trap).

I have written and spoken things in the past complaining about the behaviour of certain public figures, and I have been threatened for doing so. That has made me reluctant to exercise free speech. The brave dissidents in China have reminded me the cost of not exercising our God-given right to exposing the truth. I will be returning to the fight in honor of those who truly pay a great price for speaking out.