Alexander Solzhenitsyn Article

I commend the following article in this week Economists on Alexander Solzhenitsyn and the importance of people speaking the hard truths. http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11885318&fsrc=nwlgafree

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11885318&fsrc=nwlgafree or this link

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=11885318

“There is no sure defence against bad ideas, but one place to start is with a well-educated and sceptical citizenry that is free to listen to the notions of the intellectuals but is not in thrall to them—and, yes, may prefer the sports channel instead.”

To be a doubter and a critical thinker is not a sin; unfortunately in our modern conformists society those who are truly critical thinkers are viewed as being trouble makers.