Censorship and Freedom

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Pardon the Mess

Please excuse the extreme mess for the moment. I'm just barely beginning to piece together my own thoughts on this topic. So if you're reading this page right now, come back in a few days or so when it should be somewhat more complete or at least a little more coherent.

Vote!

For crying out loud, people, vote! All your yammering isn't going to do a lick of good if you're not willing to spend the 30 minutes or so every *year* or 2 to cast your vote. Is it really THAT hard? I suppose so, considering the incredibly low voter turnout during US elections.

This is where you're on equal footing with every other voter. You have as much power as anyone else in your state--as much power as the billionaires in their mansions, as much power as the corporate CEO's, as much power as the religious extremists.

Do a little research on who you're voting for. What are their beliefs? Are they really *for* freedom, or are they just lying to get into office?

What if I don't like the main contenders?

Don't use that as an excuse not to vote. There are plenty of other parties out there whose philosophies may more closely match your own. Individual votes eventually add up if there are enough voters willing to be heard.

Listen!

Don't live in a vacuum. Keep up to date on current events. Watch the news, read the newspapers. Spend some time listening to what the opposition says as well. Know your enemy. Find out how they think, what their plans are. That way, you'll be better prepared for when they do decide to act against the interests of freedom.

Think!

This is perhaps the most difficult step. Think about what you've heard from others. Why did they say it? Even 'objective' news services are biased--intentionally, or otherwise. They're owned by large corporations, out to make a profit. They may report favorably on their own company and disfavorably on their competition. They may give good press towards certain politicians for favors extended to them and bad press to those who work against the company's cause.

Even those who report the news are biased in some ways. Storywriters, field reporters, and anchorpersons may skew the stories. They can distort the facts because of their own personal beliefs, to sensationalize the story in order to get better ratings, or simply because they are unfamiliar with the story.