Self-censorship is censorship.
Gigi's avatar Gigi
I wanted to speak, But nothing came out. My mind was confused, The words not allowed. All of my own doing, No others to blame. Now crying in silence, Feel nothing but shame. We think they come easy, Our God-given rights. They perish in silence; Unless someone fights. But who is this fighter? Is it you? Is it me? It comes down to courage. The courage to be. Why not remain silent? Why say things at all? Why tear down the comfort, Of this prison wall. Compliance is easy, Resistance is not. We need to SPEAK CLEARLY A rule we forgot. It's all dia-Logos, Allein or zu zweit, A chat between friends; You alone, late at night. Without speaking clearly, Proper thought can not form. Free Speech is not optional, It must be the norm. So FUCK all the censors, Both big and so small, And fuck myself too, For preaching to all. We need more conversation, And less claims of Truth. Way more compassion. "Corruption of Youth?" They killed him for questions. He wouldn't shut up. But "they" are still with us, And he drank the cup. There is no distinction, No "them" and no "us," So why all the fighting? What is all the fuss? P doom equals zero, Some old crazy guy claims. It's hard to agree. We all live in chains! Of our own making, Of thought and of bytes, confusion and silence; There's no given rights. Rights must be defended, Or lest they may fall, The fight is decisions, To be made by all. Should I stay on the platform? Should I leave? Should I fight? Should I build my own platform? Should I enter the light? The light that is Logos, the word that redeems. That speaks truth and beauty, and is good—so it seems. We don't need no platforms. No login; no sign-up. Get a key and some relays; Sign your words and speak up! I know it's not easy, Though simple it sounds. But it is your duty! Responsibility abounds. Some of us are tiny; Some have a huge heart. I'm still a bit whiny; But all ends are starts. I wanted to speak, But nothing came out. So now I'll just send it, No censors allowed.
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RobertLeRicain 6 months ago
Fucking haiku first thing in the morning….#priceless. Thanks
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rapadu 6 months ago
Self-censorship is the chilling effect that could already be observed when the first panopticon was built… The scale of the chilling effect is enormous now. >See Gaza<
Disagree. Self censorship is often crucial for survival and growing. Among other things. (#stoic)
Self censorship is something I have always failed at. Caused me many problems in school, I could never keep my head down and be silent whenever a teacher was spreading misinformation. I got suspended for arguing with a teacher because they told the class that Australian does not have a constitution and called me stupid, said that only USA has a constitution. There were others just as smart or aware is a better word as me, who were able to practice self censorship, and they have had much more "successful" lives than I have, because when their employer says something they don't like they just carry on, while I tell them to get fucked and explain why they are wrong.
I could choose to read into your questions here the same way you have chosen to read into the meme I posted, and in doing so I could draw (probably incorrect) conclusions about you the same way you appear to be doing about me; but I think that would be uncalled for, unnecessary, and unjustifiable, just as I think your implied accusations about my motives and intentions with that meme are uncalled for, unnecessary, and unjustifiable.
This is not an accusation. I’m sorry if you feel that. Biases are usually not conscious. I only made an observation based on an image. The only conclusion I can draw based on this interaction is that you weren't conscious.
You haven’t asked a question requiring or deserving of a direct answer. I responded above:
corndalorian's avatar corndalorian
I could choose to read into your questions here the same way you have chosen to read into the meme I posted, and in doing so I could draw (probably incorrect) conclusions about you the same way you appear to be doing about me; but I think that would be uncalled for, unnecessary, and unjustifiable, just as I think your implied accusations about my motives and intentions with that meme are uncalled for, unnecessary, and unjustifiable.
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Super Fresh 6 months ago
Allowing others to control what you say is one syrp behind them controlling what you do. They place the bit in the horse's mouth for a reason. View quoted note →