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This article is a bit narrow in scope, e.g.

> "Horrified by Stalin’s Soviet Union and Hitler’s Germany, Orwell spun a tale that continues to color how we picture state censorship in controlled societies."

Orwell was equally 'horrified' by the British Empire's imperialist practices, which he documented in then-Burma. See "Shooting an Elephant" for example:

George Orwell: "I had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing.... I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_an_Elephant

Now, if you want to experience censorship in the 'Western liberal democracies' today, just replace "the Burmese" in that quote with "the Palestinians."




I don’t get it. I see Palestinian advocacy all over the place.


"Prominent US figures face backlash and firings for pro-Palestinian statements" - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/29/israel-pales...

"‘The Palestine exception’: why pro-Palestinian voices are suppressed in the US" - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/01/palestine-us-a...

"House Passes Resolution Declaring Anti-Zionism A Form Of Antisemitism—Some Democrats Are Critical" - https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/12/05/house-p...

being coerced into silence for fear of professional retaliation is a form of censorship.


they are after the filter. you were even not able to tag gaza in instagram.


You're right when I search google for "palestinian mole kingdom rape tunnels" I only see articles written from the israeli perspective, decrying mole kingdom rape tunnels.


That's a very irresponsible and dangerous comparison to make.


It is a weirdly telling that such a comment trying to enforce self-censorship shows up in a discussion of sacred cow in US.


There was no discussion. The poster stated a claim without providing any explanation or examples. That's the dangerous part. There absolutely should be a discussion, but neither you nor the original poster want to have one. You both wanted to make a one-sentence, circular argument to claim the moral high ground.




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