September 22, 2004

Censorship

Hello again. i just had this flash about a topic that is important to talk about. the right of the government (or some other authority) to censor items like books, television, movies, songs, words. anything that they dont see as 'appropriate' shouldnt be displayed to the public. but i think that we shouldnt really put a censor on things, like words on tv or in songs, because how is the governmnet to judge what is acceptable and what is not? i think it is up to the parents to decide what is acceptable for their child to see/hear, not society. that way, parents can raise their children the way they want, not the way society as a whole recommends. plus, if the government does censor everything, and bans books, how are we as students going to learn about every viewpoint of every issue? i think the banning of books, especially, resrticts learning. so thats that

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