presoak@lazysoci.al to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoIf you agree with the majority then censorship is ok.message-squaremessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down145
arrow-up1-40arrow-down1message-squareIf you agree with the majority then censorship is ok.presoak@lazysoci.al to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareŠtěpán@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIf you mean state censorship then not really, as the opinions of those in power are usually not the majority. One example would be climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/22/spiral-of-silence-climate-action-very-popular-why-dont-people-realise Another example from Czechia where I live - polls show the majority of people support marriage for all (gay marriage) and euthanasia, but the political landscape renders both quite impossible to be allowed in the foreseeable future.
If you mean state censorship then not really, as the opinions of those in power are usually not the majority. One example would be climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/22/spiral-of-silence-climate-action-very-popular-why-dont-people-realise
Another example from Czechia where I live - polls show the majority of people support marriage for all (gay marriage) and euthanasia, but the political landscape renders both quite impossible to be allowed in the foreseeable future.