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What kinds of things, if any, should be censored and who should do the censoring?

According to Wikipedia: Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient." Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions, and other controlling bodies.

According to the ACLU: Censorship, the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are "offensive," happens whenever some people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral values on others. Censorship can be carried out by the government as well as private pressure groups. Censorship by the government is unconstitutional.

Censorship has been around as long as there have been people. Let’s face it, people do have a tendency to want to express themselves freely. Looking back at Ancient Roman and Greek societies, censorship was looked on as ‘honorable’ since it helped shaped the moral character of its people, moral character being defined as the existence or lack of virtues such as integrity, courage, fortitude, honesty and loyalty. In other words, it means that you’re a good person and a good citizen with a sound moral compass.

Socrates, ended up being one of the earliest victims of censorship, as he was sentenced to drink poison in 399 BC for impiety and corrupting the youth. Almost 2500 years later, the censorship debate remains strong. It’s a discussion that occurs almost every day in our media, schools, and libraries and in popular culture, and with this debate arrives a host of Socratic questions on both sides of the argument. The first amendment comes up often in debates around censorship. It allows us the Constitutional right to free speech and free press, but it does have its limits. -https://www.nhpr.org

This brings me to the topic of metaphysics and spiritual values. In today’s cancel culture and certain political agendas, critical thinking taught by and provided by metaphysics and good human values taught by and supported by spirituality have become dangerous enemies. Metaphysical philosophers and spiritual leaders are under the gun and being dismissed and removed without a trace by social platforms and other media venues. It happens more and more every day.

To think for yourself, evaluate and discern media material presented publically every day is a crime that must not only be stopped but silenced.

 Forever.

After all looking within and recognizing good old fashion right from wrong just might be detrimental to your ego … worse, it might even make you feel guilty and doubtful about your current mode of thinking. It might even cause you to step away from your current course of action and leave that manipulative mob where you hang out. You know, that mob that tells you to hate and then HATE some more because there is never enough hate for others who aren’t following that self-righteous, self-glorified, win at all costs mob that you revere. Hiding behind the excuse that it’s all opinion and you have a right to express it is getting a little old now and obviously has reached moot status.

So here is a question for all of you connoisseurs of hate. What does it get you in the end? What did you gain? What did you REALLY gain? I’ll tell you what you will gain in the near future. The grand prize is a hole and a shovel so you can keep digging yourself in deeper into despair and misery, alone and disrespected and untrusted by others. You will keep being lied to and manipulated. Some will realize it but only after it is too late and Third World Status and the misery it brings is upon all of us. And you chose it because you have lost your sense of reasoning. But keep convincing yourself that you are in the right and in the light.

Maybe you just forget how to spell the word S-T-U-P-I-D.

I didn’t and I won’t shut up either.