Today I sat down and watched the 2018 version of “Fahrenheit 451” and so many thoughts poured into my mind and it is difficult for my fingers to keep up to my thought processes as I type this out. For the uninitiated the movie is about complete total censorship and the control of thought. for a more detailed break down I suggest if your interested to look up a synopsis or watch the move.
For my self at this time so man things have sprung to mind so many thought processes. I some what understand where the author of the book was going. Written word, independent thought, not blindly going where others want to lead you. “Independent thought” these things scare people. If you have the ability to write well they fear your words as words can be a weapon. Especially if they cannot dominate your thought process and censor you. If you are to independent in your thought, if they cannot control you, if you do not follow blindly without question you become a liability, you are no longer a team player. Your words might just waken other people and cause descension and they cannot have that because they then lose control.
The premise for most censorships is about control. Again going back to the movie the burning of books, the banning of independent thought was initially supported as the removal of certain books was thought good because it removed controversy, removed harmful thought and what people thought and how they behaved. It was believed that it would increase happiness. But in reality it caused the opposite.