While I agree that children should grow up to respect their bodies, this is possible in less drastic means than blanket government censorship. There are many comunities out there (such as Amish, mormons, etc.) that manage to raise their children in violence-free environments, and suceed at it. And, indeed, these children grow up to be healthy, functioning members of society. Smaller levels of 'censorship' are the key here, instead of all-out national moves. Because of the great amount of diversity in the world, there would be a significant amount of people very unhappy no matter how censored things were. I think a base level of tolerance needed in a country, first and foremost, is that there will always be things that offend you, no matter where you are. People have different values and they will continue to do what they please. It is detrimental when people do not tolerate to this extent, also.
By the way, I wasn't suggesting that you were a Nazi, Nazi-supporter or otherwise with my statement. I was stating what censorship has been linked to in notorious situations, for what it's worth. Either way, both of the governments showed exemplary amounts of selective censorship: with the Nazis only pro-Nazi propaganda was allowed on the airwaves and in the media; and with the Bolsheviks, all famous non-communist supporters were hunted down and prosecuted. I might say that neither of these two governments are especially revered today.
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While I agree that children should grow up to respect their bodies, this is possible in less drastic means than blanket government censorship. There are many comunities out there (such as Amish, mormons, etc.) that manage to raise their children in violence-free environments, and suceed at it. And, indeed, these children grow up to be healthy, functioning members of society. Smaller levels of 'censorship' are the key here, instead of all-out national moves. Because of the great amount of diversity in the world, there would be a significant amount of people very unhappy no matter how censored things were.
I think a base level of tolerance needed in a country, first and foremost, is that there will always be things that offend you, no matter where you are. People have different values and they will continue to do what they please. It is detrimental when people do not tolerate to this extent, also.
By the way, I wasn't suggesting that you were a Nazi, Nazi-supporter or otherwise with my statement. I was stating what censorship has been linked to in notorious situations, for what it's worth. Either way, both of the governments showed exemplary amounts of selective censorship: with the Nazis only pro-Nazi propaganda was allowed on the airwaves and in the media; and with the Bolsheviks, all famous non-communist supporters were hunted down and prosecuted. I might say that neither of these two governments are especially revered today.
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