Rowan Atkinson Fights for Free Speech

Rowan Atkinson, one of the funniest comedians ever born–think “Mr. Bean”–is crusading for a restoration of free speech in the United Kingdom: and the rest of the Western world, for that matter. After all, it’s virtually impossible for comedy to exist if you’re not allowed to insult, shock, embarrass, or poke fun at anybody. And it has always been an indispensable safety valve. There comes a point where you just can’t keep any more frustration bottled up without the whole thing exploding.

But in Britain the law, if we may call it that, boils down to this: You can be arrested and punished for just about anything you say, on the grounds that someone, somewhere, might possibly be offended by it.

Another factor to consider: a tyrannical government can be undermined by comedy. Maybe even overthrown, if the satirist’s barbs are sharp enough.

We need comedy! I don’t believe we can keep our sanity without it.

Fun’s Over at Twitter

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“Next!”

Elon Musk has finalized his purchase of Twitter, and the heads are already rolling. He’s fired Twitter’s top lawyer (the guy who buried the Hunter Biden story), the CEO, and the CFO (https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-fires-person-who-censored-hunter-biden-story-banned-conservative-accounts-buckle-up-motherfs). Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.

No more banning of conservatives, no more burying nooze that makes Democrats look bad, no more silencing of everyone who isn’t a Far Left wack-job–oh, the party’s over, boys ‘n’ girls! Your bubble’s burst.

Will Musk start a general restoration of free speech throughout the social media?

Let us pray and work for it.