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Originally Posted by neverending
That's lazy thinking, young man. You have to protect freedom of expression in all cases, or when you really want that freedom, it will have disappeared.
Are political & religious views the only type of speech that's worthy of protection? If that's the prevailing attitude in England I can see why they have institutionalized censorship to the degree they do. Thank goddess over here we hold freedom of speech to a near absolute degree.
And how do you know that film won't revolutionize the way you- or somebody else- sees the world? You haven't seen it. How can you judge whether it's worthy of the same protection other works of art get or not?
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The censorship of one film will hardly lead to the removal of freedom of speech in England. The freedoms I care for are still very much intact. And Indeed, my views on the censorship of a particular film represent the prevailing attitude entire English population. ALL HAIL SUPPRESSION, SO SAYETH GABRIEL!
Come on, now. We both know that the chances of this film having any revolutionary effect - a positive one - is basically nil. To suggest that the chance that there COULD potentially be one is just being nit-picky. And whilst I am in no way suggesting that art doesn't provide a profound contribution to culture and should be protected, I personally care not for it in this particular instance. Call it apathetic, but I know that if I want to, I will be able to get this film and that's all that matters to me in this case. As will anybody else who puts their mind to it. For those who wish to see it but are against illegal downloads - their loss. In times gone by, the banning of this film may have annoyed me more, but with the power of the internet, it will have little effect on me.