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Old 12-17-2010, 01:40 PM   #272
CleverClothe
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Originally Posted by JasonB View Post
@devilsadvocate and CleverClothe - The factual act of censorship itself has no value judgement. Either something has been censored or it hasn't. (I suppose whether something specific has or hasn't been could be up for debate.) The reasoning / intention behind the censorship can be arguably bad or good - or "not applicable" if you believe that such a thing as unintentional censorship can exist.

"After all, it's only censorship if we disagree with it, right?" No, I wouldn't say that. A lot of people think that censoring some things is a good thing, and agree with it. They don't believe that then means that there was no censorship.
This is exactly my point. There are some people here that have a knee-jerk reaction to the word "censorship". They think it is hysteria, or only applies to the government, or even start thinking of legal arguments.

There is a lot more to society than just the law. We should not be afraid to discuss it.
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