Never before have I seen censorship as rampant as today. The glaring examples are not present but the subtle insidious spread of the practice is far worse. From school speeches, to letters from the editor, to book and movie reviews, to even statements that some find political on Facebook.
The regulation of any speech is disgusting. To that there is almost universal agreement.
By the NIMBY style in which this premise is practiced threatens us more than the content of the statement.
We need to have a thicker skin, we need to open our ears, stop rolling eyes and wake up.
What brings this about is the almost boiler plate lecturing given everywhere about feelings. I understand feelings but when emotions rule over intellect irrational behavior is spawn. We need to think before we write and be responsible (a dirty word) for what we write.
Censorship is devoid of speech and censorship is more hateful than any hate speech because censorship stifles ideas and the exchange of views.
The soapbox is closed.
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