A View on Censorship in Music and the Government

The censorship of music and other forms of entertainment by the government have long been the topic of discussion among social and political circles. Some forms of censorship such as warning labels for parents can be helpful. However the censorship of music is just not right, and the government has no right to do so. All too often the government gets this self righteous feeling and thinks that it has the right to control what …

…had five-dollar hamburgers, two and a half-dollar cokes, and unsanitary toilets of which were few and far between. Again, an example of using the first and most obvious scapegoat that is available. The bottom line is that music is not cause of action, violent or otherwise. Music consists of thoughts, feelings, moods, attitudes, and ideas. Music is not a tool to affect the nation and its actions, and there has been no conclusive evidence otherwise.