MEME for thought – Censorship is getting out of hand
Hello my fellow Steemians and Crypto investors,
Today I’m not going to write about the crypto world as usual. I just want to share this meme to bring about serious discussion on the issue of growing censorship in America and the Western World in general.
Book burnings can be digital too
Most Americans today think they are safe, they say the same thing is said in every country that was destroyed by repressive totalitarian regimes on both the left and right: “It won’t happen here”.
Well, just ask any Cuban about what they were saying back in 1959, or what Venezuelans were saying in 1995, or Germans in 1933?
A repressive regime is almost never brought about suddenly, it’s a Road to Serfdom that takes many years and a steady erosion of your liberties, little by little, often with consent from the very people they are being taken from. This is a process that was masterfully described by F. Hayek on his book The Road to Serfdom which I recommend you read.
I’m from the shithole totalitarian country known as Cuba and know plenty well where all this censorship and book burnings lead…
So, what do you think? Is online censorship getting out of hand?
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This is the truly scary aspect of the slow descent into totalitarianism. Most people are so busy fending for themselves in the world, that they don't notice it.
Ominous and very valid sentiment . "it’s a Road to Serfdom that takes many years and a steady erosion of your liberties,..." Serfdom in some cases is preferable to what really happens. You need a public very manipulated to be able to pull this off. That's what scares the hell out me.
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it scares me shitless!
It scares me as much as elon musk at the first all digital artificial intelligence passion party...
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there's a lot of censorship going on in facebook, they even blame it that russian are using their platform to manipulate the election.
That sounds scary if their platform can manipulate the election.
Sad to see some individuals attempting to impose their own censorship on a very poignant post about censorship by downvoting...
Indeed, but we have people like you to save the day! Thanks @kingbrianboru! Let those people eat their bitterness hehe
Interesting .. well done
I think the person must rely on himself now
Thanks for sharing
The genie is already out of the bottle. This week I saw a trending medium blog getting censored and moving to Steemit (I resteemed that post). So many eyes are seeing how things on this blockchain can be downvoted, but never erased.
The crypto sun is rising, where the light shines it drives away darkness.
Could you name that blog on here?
I also run a Medium publication and I am hoping soon they move their content on the EOS public blockchain.
But how about the Steem blockchain itself lost its meaningful existence, thus dragging the STEEM price below sub-penny level, would there be any likelihood for the blockchain to survive when all witnesses are no longer interested in maintaining the nodes for nothing in return?
I resteemed it.
And I almost never resteem.
Beautiful point.
I couldn't agree more. I am from India and we here are feeling the same. We have diversified cultures, caste, and religions. So the issue is more grave here.
We have a prime minister who is popular but yet a totalitarian. He has progressive thoughts but yet there is growing concern of censorship here. The media has become a propaganda machine.
Artists and writers' voices are muffled nowadays in the name of religion. But, these concerns also arise from a need which the populace supports too.
Many social media posts are being deleted as there is public uproar. But most of them are politically motivated too to indirectly bring the system under its rule.
I have seen a sudden polarization of thoughts and beliefs which America too suffers from. This polarization is the mantra to win elections and then the losing party supporters feel unsafe as the dominance of the ruling party is at full display.
This is where the players like Facebook, Google, and Youtube succumb to the populist belief and the other voice is choked.
I am recently banned from Facebook. They didn't give any reason to why they banned me.
In a way, I support my prime minister but not on censorship and pro-religion concerns.
Serfdom is a new word I learned today. I never knew that there is such a perfect word which relates to us. Thank you for that as I have a limited knowledge of the language.
I don't know anything about the crypto powered decentralization as I am a newbie to the concept of cryptocurrency. Excuse me for that but I am loving the inhibited posts here. So maybe Steemit is the way forward. I am very new here but hooked on it as I see endless possibilities. But, my government has reservation about cryptocurrency.Maybe that's why I am here subconsciously.
Please write such posts. I loved it.. Thanks
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I certain degree, I would say "yes" censorship is becoming out of hand. It seems like people or let's say business are trying to control everything for dominance and power that most of the time leads no deprivation of what's real and true. Some may not agree but that's the way I see it happening in social media and others.
You realize censorship is at its worst when you are doing this.
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super on point quote!
It is extremely insane the amount of censorship that is going on across America. I have seen several radio hosts and t.v. personalities be fired for not being PC.
Some of the issue lies in our schools even at the academic level. I seen it first hand in my own college. I have also heard stories of journalist being told that by the end of their semester they were required to have a social cause to fight for. So when our schools and media are constantly creating victims of first amendment rights, you naturally start seeing a tide of change. It has taken time but now the censorship and "victim-hood" seems to be at its all time peak.