Censorship - From Socrates And Copernicus To Galileo And The Present

A proponent of truth, Socrates (469-399 BC) suffered the ultimate form of censorship: banning followed by death. "Socrates was accused of two violations of Athenian law, namely, (1) teaching new gods not recognized by the Athenians; and (2) corrupting the youth of Athens," wrote Terrence Cook. I recently got banned and censored but, as yet, haven't suffered death (knock on wood). Seems that curmudgeonly old editor of Capitol Hill Blue, Doug Thompson, gets a bit testy whenever you pose a pertinent question, especially about the much-censored videotape of the 911 Pentagon attack. Thompson wrote: "I watched the videotape from the Pentagon's heliport landing pad that showed the plane hitting the building." I posted a reply, asking him for specific details. How exactly, I wanted to know, did HE see the videotape when it was never released to the public? Because only five frames were ever made public. I persisted in my contrary arguments and eventually got censored, denied entrance, "freedom of speech" forbidden. It felt great to connect however, even minimally, to a huge portion of free thinkers and free speakers, from Galileo to Thoreau to fictional Detective Columbo. http://www.rense.com/general70/censorshipsocrates.htm

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