Comments on: UK’s Jacqui Smith as Big Sister http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14701 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Quartz http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14701/comment-page-1#comment-283619 Quartz Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:35:17 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14701#comment-283619 The problem with wanting to seize control of what is ostensibly an area of free thought and speech, is where does censorship stop ? Having looked at the track records of many governments over the years it seems clear the views of the people should take precedence over the views of a minority of what often is less than 10 folks in the entire country. Democracy is its own answer to those attacking it, suppressing all free speech in the name of the latest attention grabbing news (terrorism/paedophilia/crime) is a crime against humanity in itself. The problem with wanting to seize control of what is ostensibly an area of free thought and speech, is where does censorship stop ?

Having looked at the track records of many governments over the years it seems clear the views of the people should take precedence over the views of a minority of what often is less than 10 folks in the entire country.

Democracy is its own answer to those attacking it, suppressing all free speech in the name of the latest attention grabbing news (terrorism/paedophilia/crime) is a crime against humanity in itself.

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