Censorship for security purposes should be permitted, but censoring the general public should not be condoned because it represses the right to free speech and individuality. The United States does not have censorship, because the right to free speech is protected by the first amendment. People dislike being censored because they prefer to have the choice of knowledge. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, censorship is present in their futuristic society. Some people may argue, however, that people would be happier in a state of ignorance, but would someone really choose that over being able to know what’s happening? Keep censorship out of the picture unless a dire situation comes up in which it is absolutely necessary.
Censorship should only be justified for security reasons. Censoring the general public is not a good idea. The public in the United States of America has the right to free speech and to say what they think without filters, which some people dislike. Although, people dislike being censored even more. It is a violation of free speech and once it starts by banning words, it goes downhill from there. Soon books, movies, and then consequently, various other items will become banned as well. It also directly contradicts the United States constitution’s first amendment, which promises U.S. citizens the right to
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The people that live in Bradbury’s fictional world are not allowed to read. Books are banned, and firemen now burn books instead of putting out fires. The children in the schools are taught what to think about certain subjects. They are not taught how to think, but just told information. The government didn’t outright ban books at first, but people didn’t want to read them, and as they became obsolete, they were banned. People don’t really have opinions anymore, because they are not given opinions. Opinions were essentially censored by the government when the books were