How Does Censorship Affect People?
As an irish republican i witnessed censorship being openly practised by the british state. In order to prevent people voting for the now largest nationalist party, they would not let their words be heard on television. The media got fed up with this so they hired actors to repeat word for word each interview while dubbing it over the actual pre recorded interview. Eventually the government gave up on this. It affected people to the point that even voters who would normally vote for other parties, as a protest, voted for the republicans. Most catholics were aggrieved as it further demonstrated the double standards of the government of the day. It led to protests which erupted into rioting and helped swell the ranks of the republican movement. I think the appropriate addage is, they shot themselves in the foot.
