Given the fear rippling through the Canadian blogging community, after Brock's post, it has certainly given us all food for thought.

Although I haven't linked to any so-deemed illegal content, and have only questioned the logic behind such a ban, the thought of being so regulated is chilling. I used to think I lived in a free country, but suddenly, I am not so sure.

I am part of the Red Ensign Bloggers, who have been very eloquent and well-worded in their debate over this whole debacle. I have learned a lot through them and I am privledged to be among them. But my blog roll to the left does link to people who, if Gomery gets his wish, are posting illegal content. Does that mean I'm a co-conspirator too? Freaky thought.

Ith has a great post on the subject here, echoing my thoughts. Suddenly, this great idea of decompressing through blogging has taken a step on the dark side. I don't like it.

So do I go back to fluffy bunnies and posts about my trips to the grocery store? I am proud of the way my thoughts have been expanded by reading all these blogs over the last few months. I have become much better informed, and many different opinions have allowed me to come to higher and more refined thoughts of my own. I enjoy what I do and I want to continue on. As a friend said to me yesterday "Now I know ignorance is bliss, but I never want to go back there".

Not a nice feeling today, at all. It is a sad day for our freedom and for our country.