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notbob wrote in
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"censorship" when it's individual choice to see or not see something


"Censorship is the suppression of speech or other public
communication...." --wiki




BY THE GOVERNMENT. That part is critical.

Private citizens cannot interfere with communication by others unless it's
on their own property, or property they control -- such as expelling a
foul-mouthed or politically-motivated customer from your store.

/That/ is exercise of your rights to ownership and use of your private
property.

Otherwise, the only way private citizens can interfere with speech by
others is if they appeal to the government's legislative and enforcement
arms to do it -- such as getting a law passed preventing certain opponents
from putting up advertising that opposes your bid for election to public
office.

/That/ is "censorship".




I'm not suppressing anything, merely choosing not to read it. No
different than walking past a newspaper stand and not purchasing a
newpaper. I have prevented no one from saying or printing anything.




Correct. Therefore your killfiling of GG posters is not, and cannot be,
"censorship".


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Tegger