Censorship Not

Someone initiated a debate on vegetarianism on one of my pro-vegan Facebook posts: https://moonpointer.com/new/2012/05/all-mothers-deserve-respect-of-course Each non pro-vegan point from him was systematically debated over and overcome. Next, he writes a lengthy blog post, seemingly to ‘summarise’ and extend it, and shares it with his Facebook friends. He posts the link in one of my Facebook entries too. I would prefer the debate to continue on the previous thread for fair context and continuity, and stated so.

Seeing the arguments in his blog post to be worn, and as I was too busy to reply point by point (again), I chose to delete it, due to these reasons: https://moonpointer.com/new/2012/05/censorship A Facebook friend of his added the following (after our previous dialogue was recorded in the above link). He thinks it’s ‘a sign of insecurity and such people are normally duplicitous in their activities.’ Hmmm… as in the second link, mentioned by me, this is speculative. He must have missed the reasons for deletion stated, or simply doesn’t buy them.

However, I will still take time to reply to the post I deleted later, to prove I’m open. It’s just that I don’t like the idea of misinformation being propagated via my accounts when I’m too busy to respond in a timely manner.  Am thankful, on second look, it isn’t too lengthy to reply. I will only post my reply here though, so as to not fuel another debate via Facebook, that might confuse my friends, as the earlier debate probably did to some extent.

As a writer, I don’t like unfair censorship too, although as an editor, I do see sound reasons for fair censorship at times – even if it is deemed unfair by some. Every single professional editor does some censoring. If one does not, any anything goes for official publications online or offline, this must be a poor editor. What more to say one’s own Facebook page, that one has every right of control over?

Here is one instance of not even real censorship; just a temporal holding back of information till a more appropriate time, with the availability of more appropriate information in response. The Buddha too taught of the importance of timely speech. I delete information that has potential to harm sentient beings. This includes non pro-vegan stuff. Thanks for understanding, on the behalf of voiceless sentient beings.

Here is an interesting twist of events – the Facebook dialogue, as initiated by him at my wall and recorded at https://moonpointer.com/new/2012/05/censorship and his blog post on this ‘censorship’ issue at his blog have been entirely ‘censored’ by him – deleted. There’s no need for me to speculate why but I hope he now better understands why some stuff should be deleted – because they shouldn’t even be there in the first place. Ironically, it is the one earlier accused of censorship, who didn’t censor anything in the long run, as everything is recorded here.

All Mothers Deserve Respect, Of Course!
https://moonpointer.com/new/2012/05/all-mothers-deserve-respect-of-course
Censorship? < The Prequel
https://moonpointer.com/new/2012/05/censorship
No Laughing Matter For Animals < The Deleted Link Refuted
https://moonpointer.com/new/2012/05/no-laughing-matter-for-animals