Friday, April 10, 2009

The Smothers Brother's Comedy Hour

No, I have never seen the show before today. I have never even heard of it until today. It was significant to the time because the two brothers were very much against the current mainstream political scene, especially Johnson and Nixon. And, ofcourse, they were against the Vietnam War, and therefore really embraced the counterculture of the time. This is why the program was so popular, because it was basically a political satire, and the amount of people that were against the government at the time because of the Vietnam War was very large. So, many of them watched the show.

I think that censorship of any kind goes against our right to freedom of speech. I think it is unfair to tell someone that they cannot say or do something just because it is offensive. The way I have always seen it is, if you don't like something you hear or see, don't listen or don't watch.

1 comment:

  1. "don't listen or don't watch"- ignorance is really bliss in some cases!

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