Everywhere , there are groups drawing attention to what affects them. That is good. There is a group distributing attractive, small tent-cards that encourage people to start a conversation, to talk with each other. I saw their cards in a local coffee shop that’s buzzing with conversation. Every time I start up a conversation (I like to talk – – ha ha!) I think of them, whoever they may be. Sometimes it’s awkward to cold-start a conversation. It’s not always a good idea. But most of the time it is highly rewarding and fun! Each time, I silently thank the group that encourages us.
POOF! the magic wand delivered a book, “WORLD ON MUTE” by Lisa Miron. Lisa analyzes the situation and sounds an alarm for free speech. The book is well-placed in time and on our collective readers’ list.
SIMPLIFY?: Isn’t the “censorship silo” INSIDE “the free speech silo”? Would it not be more helpful if we understood that? The tent cards invite us out of hiding. Democracy demands that we come out and play.
Self-censorship is the act of censoring or classifying one’s own discourse, typically out of fear or deference to the perceived preferences, sensibilities, or infallibility of others, and often without overt external pressure.