Friday, November 1, 2024

Why free speech & censorship are the most important issue today

Recently, there has been a surge in calls for censorship by various politicians throughout the world, particularly the West. There are few to zero attempts by State's to refute much of this so-called misinformation, but instead calls for its removal. Effectively, this is an admission that they expect to lose if dialogue is permitted. Following are just a handful of many more examples of calls for censorship:

This fever pitch for censorship comes after other relatively recent attacks on the First Amendment in the U.S. For example, 
  • March 18: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed dismay about "the First Amendment hamstringing the government.”
  • April 17: NPR's CEO Katherine Maher said, "The number one challenge that we see is the First Amendment in the United States."
  • July 2: The New York Times flatly said: "The First Amendment is Out of Control"
The reason free speech is such a foundational issue, is because it gives rise to the truth on every other issue. The behavior of the world's oligarchs confirms this. They know if conversation is permitted, that any dishonest ambition they pursue is finished. Their propaganda can only survive if unchallenged. That's why they censor. Leading up to World War II, the notorious 20th century propagandist Joseph Goebbels said, "National Socialist propaganda is the most important aspect of our political activity."

So, for example, to advance the pro-life cause, free speech is an essential vehicle to a pro-life culture. All the facts about biology or moral philosophy are on the pro-life side. Yet nearly all mass "media" obstruct that message at every turn. Even the AP has guidelines to censor accurate pro-life terminology. 

Whether pro-life, pro-self defense, anti-war, etc. no sound argument will hold sway if it is suffocated by censorship. When voting, citizens should give great weight to the candidate's expected regard for free speech. 

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