Political differences changes people from fair to un. Simple as that. You ought to be able to express your views without having a censor lurking somewhere ready to pounce and murde... morePolitical differences changes people from fair to un. Simple as that. You ought to be able to express your views without having a censor lurking somewhere ready to pounce and murder ideas with which they disagree. Where is the line? What's the point of publishing anything if the books will be burned because those in power don't like them? Seriously folks censorship can be useful/helpful at times. How it is used is the key. WHY it is used is even keyer.
Would your personal views/beliefs be that yardstick? Anything anyone said with which you disagreed would simply disappear? How is that honorable or fair or just? Or are those consi... moreWould your personal views/beliefs be that yardstick? Anything anyone said with which you disagreed would simply disappear? How is that honorable or fair or just? Or are those considerations for saps?
That is exactly what despots/dictators do. They have state-owned TV and whatever goes out to the public is approved by those in control. Why? Because they are AFRAID of ideas... moreThat is exactly what despots/dictators do. They have state-owned TV and whatever goes out to the public is approved by those in control. Why? Because they are AFRAID of ideas that point out the evil going on.
Eliminate. Delete. Pretend no one ever said it or asked it. That changes nothing but it does show the extent to which people will go to suppress ideas. SIGH. And the beat goes on. :(
