And the radical left always claims that the right wants to restrict freedom of speech. (via The Volokh Conspiracy) Former New York Times reporter and now senior fellow at The Nation Institute, Chris "American Fascists" Hedges:

This is the awful paradox of tolerance. There arise moments when those who would destroy the tolerance that makes an open society possible should no longer be tolerated. They must be held accountable by institutions that maintain the free exchange of ideas and liberty.

The radical Christian Right must be forced to include other points of view to counter their hate talk in their own broadcasts, watched by tens of millions of Americans. They must be denied the right to demonize whole segments of American society, saying they are manipulated by Satan and worthy only of conversion or eradication. They must be made to treat their opponents with respect and acknowledge the right of a fair hearing even as they exercise their own freedom to disagree with their opponents.

Passivity in the face of the rise of the Christian Right threatens the democratic state. And the movement has targeted the last remaining obstacles to its systems of indoctrination, mounting a fierce campaign to defeat hate-crime legislation, fearing the courts could apply it to them as they spew hate talk over the radio, television and Internet.

Honestly, I don't listen to a lot of Christian "talk" radio, but what I do hear periodically bears no resemblence to the "hate speech" which Hedges describes. Maybe he was listening to translations from the local mosque's Friday prayer service.

I encourage you to follow the link and check out the entire post over at the Volokh Conspiracy. It's apparent that Hedges is calling for anti-Christian speech codes.

It makes you think that whole "American Fascists" thing is all about projection.