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In reply to the discussion: Pro-Russian Ukrainians attacked by "uniformed vigilantes" in eastern Ukraine. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Wow!! Quaint old document?
You need have no fear, I will, ramble, stand up against, read and watch exactly what IS being censored, whatever it takes to make sure that in this Democracy we never see the evil of censorship even gain a footing.
Sorry you disagree but thankfully a vast majority of Americans do not. And that is something to be very grateful for.
'We have given you a democracy, ma'am, if you can hold on to it'
Benjamin Franklin in response to a woman asking what they had been doing regarding the US Constitution.
Just fyi, every elected official and all of our military personnel swear an oath to 'defend and protect the US Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic'.
Not the US, not Elected Officials. The US Constitution which includes the 1st Amendment. Look it up sometime, if you haven't already. You will find, regardless of political affiliation, across the board, most Americans take their Constitutional rights very seriously.
Iow, all efforts to censor people's reading material here are futile. Americans in general are especially offended by any effort to censor them.
As for private businesses, they can do as they please, that is also a right in this country, but if you think that has ever stopped anyone from accessing whatever reading material they want, you could not be more wrong.
Ever read Fahrenheit 451? It's an interesting book!