{"id":57417,"date":"2024-10-09T11:34:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T00:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/maintenance.html\/?p=57417"},"modified":"2024-10-09T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T00:34:36","slug":"the-growing-threat-of-censorship-in-western-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=57417","title":{"rendered":"The Growing Threat of Censorship in Western Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 – Thomas Payne<\/p>\n

\u201cOf all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 – C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n

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Several articles have been written about governments in Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand engaging in ever-increasing censorship, suppression of free speech and prevention of the free flow of factual and truthful information:<\/p>\n

Censorship vs Freedom of Thought and Speech – The Road to Fascism and Totalitarianism<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(provides details about the myriad laws Western nations have enacted in recent years to conduct massive suppression of free speech)<\/p>\n

First, Suppress Freedom of Speech\u00a0 – The Road to Totalitarianism<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Should Freedom of Speech Be Absolute? The Slippery Slope of Censorship<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Suppression of Science<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

These governments continue to tighten the screws on their citizens, engaging in more and stronger efforts to censor and suppress \u2018unacceptable and problematic\u2019 content, \u2018disinformation\u2019 and \u2018hate speech.\u2019<\/p>\n

In the minds of governments, \u2018unacceptable and problematic\u2019 means any opinion or information that disagrees with \u2018official\u2019 narratives – \u2018official\u2019 as defined by governments.<\/p>\n

\u2018Disinformation\u2019 is defined by these governments as any information that exposes false narratives, corruption and\/or fraudulent agendas.<\/p>\n

\u2018Hate speech\u2019 is any speech governments hate because it disagrees with their manufactured narratives and hidden agendas.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/keihatsu.substack.com\/p\/the-growing-threat-of-censorship<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes.\u201d\u00a0 – Thomas Payne \u201cOf all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.\u201d\u00a0 – C.S. Lewis Several articles have been written about governments in Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand engaging … <\/p>\n

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