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Good News, Guys! We Can Sell ‘Chairman Mayo’-Brand Mayonnaise in China!

By Scott Pinsker

There’s a famous quote: “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” Sounds wise and insightful, right? Pithy and clever. Like something Voltaire, Swift, Orwell, Twain, or Franklin might’ve said.

Alas, it’s not from any of the aforementioned gentlemen (although it’s commonly attributed to Voltaire). Turns out, it’s from a random neo-Nazi who was busted for child pornography. (Oops.)

It’s a shame, because there’s more than a wee bit o’ truth to the observation. Not in an antisemitic or racist way, obviously, but rulers often try to protect their power by limiting free expression. It’s censorship borne of self-preservation — an attempt to control behavior by controlling speech.

And it’s awfully revealing. It strips away the PR façade, because the party that does the censoring is inadvertently telling the truth about what they want to hide.

Read Full Article Here…(pjmedia.com)


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