On 18 October 2011 10:43, Thomas Morton morton.thomas@googlemail.com wrote:
If an individual expresses a preference to hide certain content, it is reasonable for us to provide that option for use at their discretion. Anything else is like saying "No, your views on acceptability are wrong and we insist you must see this".[1] *That* is censorship.
This argument appears to be of the form "black is *actually* just a very dark shade of white, so offering a choice between beige or cream to replace black is entirely acceptable."
- I appreciate that this is the status quo at the moment, I still think it
is censorship, and this is why we must address it as a problem.
This is a combination of argument by assertion and the politician's syllogism.
- d.