Throughout the course of history, free speech tends to become censored during times of war, especially ideas speaking out against war. Why is this the case?
There is no simple answer to this dilemma. If anything, war is fantastic for the economy and stabilizing politics so that both parties HAVE to work with each other to keep the country from going under.
But then, there's another side to war. The harsh reality is, war is deadly. Probably the most deadly thing man can do is go to war, yet we as humans are almost drawn to it as soon as an inconvenience comes up.
America thought the right idea to fight terrorism was to go to the Middle East and kill innocent men, women, and children, while only killing a few terrorist groups.
Not only are there moral issues with the war in the Middle East, there is also a financial burden that has caused the US TRILLIONS in debt, just to kill people.
- "The U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan have cost American taxpayers $5.9 trillion since they began in 2001. The figure reflects the cost across the U.S. federal government since the price of war is not borne by the Defense Department alone.The report also finds that more than 480,000 people have died from the wars and more than 244,000 civilians have been killed as a result of fighting. Additionally, another 10 million people have been displaced due to violence."
- Despite all these facts, people are still scared to speak out against the war, as it could ruin their political careers, indicating an unspoken censorship and allowing the US to continue its unwarranted involvement in the Middle East.
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