Censorship. I can't stand the word. It goes against every fiber of my libertarian being. I guess that's why I really dislike the talk of censoring what the guardians are allowed to see, hear, and learn. It honestly goes way to far just to ensure that they have valid protectors. I think the worst violation is the fact that they won't be taught anything that portrays important people laughing. Really, Socrates? Laughter? I'm not 100% certain but I'm pretty sure limiting someone's laughter violates their human rights. God forbid these guardians grow up to be mentally healthy.
Which reminds me. By teaching them only stories that portray death as a good thing, they're essentially taught to disrespect death. Because of this, they're likely to just rush to their death instead of thinking tactically and trying to get an advantage. Personally, I think healthy fear of death is good, especially for anyone in charge of protecting others. That way, they think about situations in which they are least likely die, and execute a plan to create that situation. Instead, with Socrates' approach, they're likely to die a futile death and put others at risk of death at the same time. Honestly, censorship is never a good thing, and censoring what the guardians are allowed to hear and learn is one of the worst applications of censorship I could think of.
Edit: Commented on Abigale Bell's and Isabelle Ferguson's posts
I completely agree with you, Caroline. Laughter is the best medicine as people are apt to say. I like how you talk about them disrespecting death. Isn’t it natural to fear death? We all die at some point, some sooner than others. I feel like when generals are fighting, they’re more likely to find ways to fight battles with the least amount of deaths on their side. While filtering certain things isn’t always a bad thing, I do agree that censoring the guardians’ teaching is really bad.
ReplyDeleteSorry, Logan. I somehow typed Caroline instead of your name. Note to self: don’t reply to people when I’m really tired.
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