What Happened to Free Speech?

At the risk of sounding old, the world no longer makes sense. It appears those who shout the loudest, trying to drown out any voices other than their own, have seized the headlines.

"All the world's a stage. And all the men and women merely players."

Shakespeare's words from the play, 'As You Like It', seem to no longer apply. The word 'all' includes everyone or everything, no one or anything left out.

Orwell's words, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than other" ring truer than ever. The desire to find middle ground, has by all appearances, been lost.

Where is this all leading us as a species?