The Spiritual Effect of Censorship & Deplatforming
Deplatform that b*stard! I don't know how we got here, but I really wish we hadn't. I never thought I would be living in an age where free speech and independent thought were considered not only undesireable but ...dangerous too?! I'm referring to the modern phenomenon of deplatforming and silencing people with opinions that we either do not agree with, or do not want to be publicly seen to agree with, and the ramifications of doing so, on a deeper, more subtle level. I am very much a proponent of free speech, and I believe most people would be if they realised what it really meant for everyone. As a vegan, there are obviously plenty of people and opinions that I don't like, don't agree with or think are stupid. But although I may often believe I have the moral high ground, that does not give me the right to shut them up, get them fired, memory-holed or force them to act against their will. I do have the right to question, discuss, debate, critique, ridi