Classics

       I just finished the reading about the Era of Censorship. This reading reminds me of Catholic influence on literature and music. For a long time, I have been interested in Classical literature (Canon) and music. They stood the test of time and place. They are the most basic fundamental studies of humanity. Today`s pop culture seems to be outrageously different from them.

   Maybe after all, censorship isn`t that bad. The problem of democracy is that when people are stupid, they cannot nurture and nourish themselves. They don`t know what is good for them. They need someone who is wiser to tell them what to do and what to watch. I understand the virtue of freedom, but also I see many limitations of it as well. Like the book Amusing ourselves to Death I introduced in the previous blog, people would distract themselves and ruin themselves. It`s not technology that does that to people. It`s people who make that conscious decision to use technology in their life.

In the era of censorship, under great oppression from Catholic Church, numerous masterpieces were born. And I begin to get convinced that maybe censorship isn`t that bad after all. I love the idea of theocracy where a few "Godly people" rule the nation. Unfortunately, even those people have human nature of corruption and sinful heart.

I guess my point here is that it`s not like one of those dichotomies Freedom is good, Censorship is bad. There`s so much into it, and I hope people see that.