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In a perfect world, there would be no censorship, because there would be no judgement. i find the hypocritical aspect disconcerting, to say the least. we can show people being murdered on television, but i'm not able to say "chickenshit" in public. at the same time, i understand that people are afraid. because i think censorship is about fear. it's just fear being projected onto art.
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Alanis Morissette
In a perfect world, there would be no censorship, because there would be no judgement. i find the hypocritical aspect disconcerting, to say the least. we can show people being murdered on television, but i'm not able to say "chickenshit" in public. at the same time, i understand that people are afraid. because i think censorship is about fear. it's just fear being projected onto art.
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