QotD - It's all about character Edition

Today's Quote of the Day is courtesy of Ken over at Popehat.

[S]ocieties that make rules like this one, encouraging its citizens to scamper mewling behind the skirts of the government when faced with the least offense, produce people with the character necessary to take them up on the offer. It is hard to imagine how a nation run by people of that character can endure — or at least, how it can endure as anyplace you'd want to live.

Yeah. Whatever happened to self-reliance and self-determination? There's a reason it's now referred to as the Formerly Great Britain.

Is linking to a page an endorsement of its content?

That's what the Supreme Court in Canada is trying to decide

The Supreme Court in Ottawa on Tuesday reserved decision on whether simply posting a hyperlink could be considered defamatory and actionable.

further:

Judges have long held you can't "point" readers to a defamation without sharing responsibility.

But what exactly is a hyperlink -- a bridge, a directional arrow, a new publication?

This worries me.  If I post something that essentially aggregates what others have said about an individual, am I now liable for their thoughts?  Will a disclaimer suffice to remove any liability on my part?  With Big Brother watching over everything, I fear that this will serve to chill online speech.