Should Government Officials Censor Gangsta Rap?
Yes
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No
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I'm with cownbueno; this is on the parents. If you don't want your children listening to it, that's your responsibility (and I'm even one of those parents). Stop expecting the government to handle the parenting. To censor it would infringe on the artist's right of free speech and would prevent consenting adults from listening to what they please. Side: No
Free speech on the Internet has not been regulated but Democrats want to change that. It’s an enormous overreach by government. Are the Democrats going to censor Gangsta Rap on the internet. Ann Ravel, a typical Democrat Socialist wants to shut down free speech. But what we have here is just more double speak from a Democrat like yourself. Side: Yes
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No, such a measure, no matter how well intended, would only further develop 'the nanny state'' where people are controlled and pampered from cradle to grave. People must be able to take responsibility for their own lives and those of their underage offspring. If those of the lower orders wish to listen to shity music and maybe even follow the lifestyle as suggested in the Bongo like lyrics of Gangsta Rap, then so be it. That would be ''natural selection' in progress where the weak minded shitheads perish and the strong willed and ambitious flourish. Side: No
In an op-ed for The New York Times, Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, inserted himself directly into the middle of a heated debate about the line between fighting terrorism’s online reach and internet censorship. “It’s our responsibility to demonstrate that stability and free expression go hand in hand,” he writes. “We should build tools to help de-escalate tensions on social media—sort of like spell-checkers, but for hate and harassment.” His words came just after Hillary Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, called on Silicon Valley to “disrupt ISIL” last weekend in Washington DC. Clinton said it is crucial to “deprive jihadists of virtual territory” by shutting off their means of communication. With the rapid rise of ISIL and its sophisticated online recruitment and propaganda efforts, tech companies have been struggling with finding the balance between preventing terrorists from disseminating their message and being perceived as government tools for controlling the internet. Schmidt underlined that tech platforms should target terrorists’ social media accounts and remove video content—something that Google, Facebook, and Twitter already strive to do. Muslims don't have the right of free speech on the internet when did that come to be. Side: Yes
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