Why Is Censorship Important

Censorship is an evil necessity. As much as it is disliked, it can provide a much needed protection in society. It saves society from knowing information that could potentially be harmful or disruptive to our well being. People pretend to want to know everything; they want to be included. Nevertheless, people need safety and reliability. Sometimes, censorship can provide us with the safety net that is needed. Safety is a primary goal in America. In order to achieve this, some government activities must be kept as a secret. It is often better for a society to be oblivious to certain details if knowing them could have potentially destructive outcomes. People may feel like they have been cheated or lied to, but it is for their good and protection. If society is are aware of details of operations that the government or
We as a society need to learn to be kind to one another. No one benefits from being called names or being put down. Jokes about sensitive topics, such as rape, are never funny and some people should realize that. You never know what people around you may have been through and how they may react to your words. Self-censorship needs to be a more enforced topic. We should not be able to go around just saying whatever we want and be able to get away with it, especially if our words are hurtful to somebody else.
People may say that this violates our First Amendment rights, but those are the people that need to be censored most. The people that have a problem with being censored are the ones that self-censorship is for. They subconsciously know that they are mean and cruel people and they do not want to be called out and forced to change. Our society believes that whatever they do and believe is always correct and if somebody else does it a different way they need to be