the fact that so many of us can speak so disparagingly about this country is frightening to me.
Actually it should be encouraging. Freedom of speech is one of the principles on which this country was founded.
I think what he meant was that it's frightening that there's so much material that can be so widely spoken about disparagingly, not the fact that people are doing so. That's certainly my opinion.
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Bitt Faulk