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Why Censorship is Wrong
Our world is increasingly living in a charged political atmosphere. This political chaos is cousin people to censor more than they might otherwise do. Censorship is not the way out of our current problems. In fact, censorship is going to make things worse. There are several reasons why you should not censor anyone.
I have No Control Over Censorship
First of all, I would like to say that I have no control over censorship.I’m not responsible for those that decided to censor. Perhaps those that are censoring other people are trying to hide something themselves. They simply don’t want to see the other side. We’ve seen throughout history what censorship does and where it could lead. I don’t want to see our world go in that direction. It’s increasingly looking like it might go in that direction. Censorship is not the way forward.
Sites Can Censor All they Want
Some of the sites performing censorship are doing so because they don’t want the content on their sites. Since these sites are not run by any government agencies, they are free to censor whatever they feel like censoring. As a person using these sites, you don’t have any control over what they are doing. You can complain and make a stink about it, but more likely than not you’re not going to be listed on the site again. The owners of that site have decided that they don’t want to listen to your content.
This is much the same way as if you have your own website. I’m sure you have owned your own website and not liked some of the comments that people have put on your blog or in your forms. You can censor these people and remove their content or simply not let them post on your site at all. This is still a form of censorship. As individuals, we have no control over what sites are going to do. This still doesn’t mean that it’s not wrong. I believe that it is wrong to censor people no matter what their opinions are. Free speech is one of the cornerstones of our civilization. When we don’t have a free speech, we don’t have much at all.
Doesn’t Address the Problem
When you sent it to someone, you’re not addressing the problem at hand. How can you hope to correct the problem? Opinions should matter, and when they don’t you’re going to have problems. This is not the way…
