keith, i don't think that you fully understand that
the u.s.a. has a 234-year tradition of free speech.
that's our rock.  that's what they teach in schools.

a good american is one who questions authority.
that might not be the case with a good german,
but project gutenberg was born here in america.

so the fact that our politicians are now using the
power of their office and the power of law to shut
down somebody who is practicing what we preach,
well, that's the kind of thing that we take seriously,
because it's bold and brazen in-our-faces hypocrisy.

so that's the "explanation", but let me quickly add
i don't feel any need to give you "an explanation".

if you don't want to read my posts, i'm sure that
someone here can tell you how to do a kill-file...

-bowerbird