And what happens when the self-correcting mechanism of free and open debate in a society is those who's voices are not being heard build unreleased energy into a powder keg that becomes easy to set off with the right spark. Think about our individual interactions with friends and loved ones when our thought and ideas aren't heard, we don't feel validated for our opinion. We build up resentment and frustration at being ignored. Until a highly emotional episode of, "don't ignore me" explodes in that relationship. It's the same thing for government's and the governed. Even if there isn't agreement on the path forward people at least want to be heard. And when they are ignored or told to shut up and silenced it doesn't end well.
Another adverse consideration is by not permitting ideas from being shared freely entire swaths of the population is never exposed to them. And when they hear them for the first time they know they've been told that they are dangerous ideas, conspiracy ideas, bad and improper. Then place those people on a jury standing in judgement of one of their peers. Never having heard a reasoned defense to the charges. When the defense attorney tries to defend their client with information that, while sound, reasoned and supported by scientific evidence presented to jurists that group of peers will only know that information as dangerous ideas, conspiracy theories, bad and improper. The job of educating a jury as to an alternative and compelling truth that would raise a reasonable doubt becomes that much harder. Censorship poisons potential jury pools from performing their crucial role in determining the innocence or guilt of a defendant for a crime they are charged with. And takes away their ability to perform the long-standing and all-important tradition oft-practiced in America's juries to nullify laws that are offensive to the constitution and freedom.
Just two tangible detrimental ramifications of government censorship, coordinated and directed with business entities. Many more exist.
And what happens when the self-correcting mechanism of free and open debate in a society is those who's voices are not being heard build unreleased energy into a powder keg that becomes easy to set off with the right spark. Think about our individual interactions with friends and loved ones when our thought and ideas aren't heard, we don't feel validated for our opinion. We build up resentment and frustration at being ignored. Until a highly emotional episode of, "don't ignore me" explodes in that relationship. It's the same thing for government's and the governed. Even if there isn't agreement on the path forward people at least want to be heard. And when they are ignored or told to shut up and silenced it doesn't end well.
Another adverse consideration is by not permitting ideas from being shared freely entire swaths of the population is never exposed to them. And when they hear them for the first time they know they've been told that they are dangerous ideas, conspiracy ideas, bad and improper. Then place those people on a jury standing in judgement of one of their peers. Never having heard a reasoned defense to the charges. When the defense attorney tries to defend their client with information that, while sound, reasoned and supported by scientific evidence presented to jurists that group of peers will only know that information as dangerous ideas, conspiracy theories, bad and improper. The job of educating a jury as to an alternative and compelling truth that would raise a reasonable doubt becomes that much harder. Censorship poisons potential jury pools from performing their crucial role in determining the innocence or guilt of a defendant for a crime they are charged with. And takes away their ability to perform the long-standing and all-important tradition oft-practiced in America's juries to nullify laws that are offensive to the constitution and freedom.
Just two tangible detrimental ramifications of government censorship, coordinated and directed with business entities. Many more exist.