It's not a matter of free speech. It's a matter of staying on topic. Personally, I don't mind straying off topic once in awhile. When it comes to subjects like the current Iraqi conflict, however, it can be frustrating. So many people want express their opinions about it, but those opinions are so often based on ignorance or political persuasion that what otherwise could be an intelligent conversation instantly becomes a shouting match. We in the PD community are united through enough common concerns without letting arguments of this sort divide us. Scott >===== Original Message From Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> ===== On Sunday 07 May 2006 23:15, Theresa Rehtom wrote: > This of course won't be published because this board does not believe in > freedom of speech." Scott E. Antes Department of Anthropology Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn