I truly believe that most Americans don't hate their neighbors, don't indulge in cruelty for the sake of cruelty, don't indulge in cruel behavior toward those of other races than their own, and just want to live their lives with what happiness they can find. This is not to say that racism does not exist – it does and I've seen it in action. It also isn't to say that there aren't extremists who wallow in hatred – there are and on all fringes of the political spectrum.

The trouble happens when one of those fringes tries to silence everybody else. And it's working.

How big independent sites are being silenced

Take the recent threats against ten websites in the United States, all of whom a new website in the UK is trying to get "defunded."