The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36423   Message #506065
Posted By: Don Firth
13-Jul-01 - 06:25 PM
Thread Name: Posting anonymously
Subject: RE: Posting anonymously
Just a thought:

There are two kinds of censorship:

1. A government or some other agency can prevent you from saying diddly squat.
2. You can refrain from saying diddly squat because you're afraid of the consequences.

In either case, you don't say diddly squat, and those who don't want you to say it have won.

There are two kinds of oppression:

1. A government or some other agency can lock you away in a dark cell.
2. You can cower in the dark and refuse to come out for fear that if someone sees you, they will lock you in a dark cell.

In either case, you are imprisoned in the dark, and those you are afraid of have won.

Don Firth