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Kids Say the Darndest, Most Stalinist Things
By Bill Maher
Bill Maher is the host of HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher."

February 18, 2005

A new survey found that a majority of high schoolers think newspapers
should not be allowed to publish without government approval. And
almost one in five said that Americans should be prohibited from
expressing unpopular opinions.

Lemme tell you little darlings something: This is my livelihood you're
messing with, so either learn the Bill of Rights or you don't deserve
Social Security.

Now, to those of you who think I'm overreacting: Yes, I understand
that when you're in high school you're still very young and that no
one really cares what kids say anyway - it's not like priests are
dating them for their brains.

But the younger generation is supposed to rage against the machine,
not for it; they're supposed to question authority, not question those
who question authority.

And what's so frightening is that we're seeing the beginnings of the
first post-9/11 generation - the kids who first became aware of the
news under an "Americans need to watch what they say" administration,
the kids who've been told that dissent is un-American and therefore
justifiably punished by a fine, imprisonment - or the loss of your
show on ABC.

President Bush once asked, "Is our children learning?" No - they
isn't. A more appropriate question might be, "Is our teachers
teaching?" In four years, you can teach a gorilla sign language. Is it
too much to ask that in the same amount of time a kid be taught what
those crazy hippies who founded this country had in mind?

I know the Morals & Values folks want us to take time out of the
school day for prayer and the Ten Commandments and abstinence training
and at least two theories of evolution - the one agreed upon by every
scientist in the world and the one that involves naked ladies and
snakes - but, lest we forget, last month the people of Iraq risked
death and danger to send a simple, inspiring message: America, get out
of our country. But also, we want the freedoms you take for granted.

Now, I didn't mind being on the losing side of the last election. But
as a loser, I guess I have some "unpopular" opinions - and I'd like to
keep them. I'd even like to continue to say them right out loud on TV,
because if I just get up there every Friday night and spout the Bush
administration's approved talking points, that's not freedom or
entertainment. It's Fox News.


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