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Censorship during wartime
Can ideas threaten a nation? Is censorship ever justified?
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RahPathexharp Howdy!
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November 14, 2009 02:16 AM |
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Kara Ideas can threaten a nation. People can think and have radical ideas, which can threaten the government.
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October 22, 2009 08:05 AM |
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Destiney I think that the holocaust is verry interesting. Its very sad and I feel so bad for the people we have lost and the people who have lost family members and friends in the burning and in the death and concentration camps.
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I think that the holocaust is verry interesting. Its very sad and I feel so bad for the people we have lost and the people who have lost family members and friends in the burning and in the death and concentration camps., March 25, 2009 02:23 PM |
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Paul It is up to our leaders to show us the validity of a great struggle. To suppress old ideas to protect the designs of the leader is to debase the validity of that struggle and of the leader himself. Old truths cannot become false at the whim of any political leader.
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March 26, 2008 05:34 PM |
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Lizzy Speaking as a student and as a person of the USA, censorship is only okay if the government is A) protecting valuable secrets or B) what they are hiding from us will protect us. If you were the president would you want people to find out your war strategies? No? I thought not.
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October 24, 2007 09:59 PM |
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Wyeth Ideas can threaten a nation or they can make a nation thrive. Racism is “censored” in our country because people don’t want us to end up like what happened with Hitler. It’s not OK to say racist things because we’re America and America is supposed to be a place of many races, religions, and beliefs. It’s not that you can be all on one side or the other but you have to switch sides depending on whether the idea is one that can hurt or help the nation.
jocelyn ideas can not threaten a nation because ideas can be found everywhere and you can't stop people from thinking can you?
Zack Ideas can absoloutely affect a nation, for better or for worse. Hitler and his associates' views threatened the entire German population, as well as poisioning the minds of youth with their propaganda. Censorship, in my opinion, is not justified just because one should have the right to view whatever they like, no matter the ideas expressed or the point of view. I'm both angered and sad to hear of all of the great works of literature that were banned in the United States, stories that could have provided great learning opportunities for young people in our country. I'm upset that some of my peers aren't able to read these classics because a few people felt the need to shelter them by not allowing them exposure to awesome literature.
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April 19, 2007 10:23 PM |
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Raven Wood I think everyone should be able to share their ideas. some ideas might not be good,but it is still important to express how you feel.
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April 10, 2007 01:57 PM |
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Jen I think ideas can threaten a nation greatly. If the ideas come from a leader or everyday person who isn't looking out for the best for the people, many lives could be ruined. They could be killed, taken from their homes, have their rights and freedoms taken away from them or even brainwash them into thinking that this idea is good. Just like with Hitler, he was able to make millions of people discriminate against Jews and many others just because they were different from the many blonde haired-blue eyed Germans. No, I don't think censorship is ever justified because there will always be someone with a different opinion than you. You might pick up a book that is "harmless" to you when the person next door may think it is "harmful" because it has profanity or mentionings of religion in it. Whatever it may be, only you can decide if you want to read something or not, because that same thing might be extremly useful to another.
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April 09, 2007 09:08 PM |
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