Allinbitcoin on Nostr: While in Riga this August I visited the National Museum and saw this painting. It’s ...
While in Riga this August I visited the National Museum and saw this painting. It’s called Figure Skater. Helena Heinrihsone painted it in 1991.
During the Soviet era, TV was tightly controlled for propaganda, and sports like figure skating were often shown.
In ‘free’ societies, unpopular ideas are often suppressed, not by force, but through education and social norms. A ‘good’ education embeds the idea that certain things shouldn’t be said or even thought, creating a framework of conformity.
This kind of thought control under the guise of freedom comes to mind when looking at today’s debates about ‘misinformation’ and ‘hate speech’.
In centralized democracies, there’s a push to promote universal principles, where everyone is encouraged to think and say the same things.
We should be cautious of this.
During the Soviet era, TV was tightly controlled for propaganda, and sports like figure skating were often shown.
In ‘free’ societies, unpopular ideas are often suppressed, not by force, but through education and social norms. A ‘good’ education embeds the idea that certain things shouldn’t be said or even thought, creating a framework of conformity.
This kind of thought control under the guise of freedom comes to mind when looking at today’s debates about ‘misinformation’ and ‘hate speech’.
In centralized democracies, there’s a push to promote universal principles, where everyone is encouraged to think and say the same things.
We should be cautious of this.