On: Censorship Doesn’t Just Stifle Speech – It Can Spread Disease

[JonSkeptic]

Some would argue the desire to censor is a disease of the mind. Or perhaps, a symptom of a mind plagued by fear of the unknown and shaken by the threat of new information.

[djf1 → JonSkeptic]

I would argue that the desire to censor is the result of its effectiveness in maintaining existing power structures.

[seiji → JonSkeptic]

I must not fear.

Fear is the mind-killer.

Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.