atheists, feminists, Jews My friend is an atheist, feminist, and ethnically Jewish. My wife's father is an ardent Communist. American history is full of examp

atheists, feminists, Jews My friend is an atheist, feminist, and ethnically Jewish. My wife's father is an ardent Communist. American history is full of examples of ordinary private citizens meeting consequences for their speech, sometimes minor, sometimes violent. American history is full of times and places where people of different views would be accepted. There has always been a limit to what people within a community will tolerate, even in the name of "freedom of speech." There is a big difference between today and the 90's. There is far less tolerance and actual discourse today.