As @flying_gel@lemmy.world pointed out, I said “especially”, and that is because capitalist governments are incentivised to use censorship in a uniquely negative way against workers.
In theory socialist and communist governments should only employ censorship to protect workers, but history has shown that in practice that isn’t always the case and, as Maxim Gorky pointed out, even when it is, it often creates more problems than it solves.
Only if it’s a capitalist government? So you’re okay with censorship by fascist, socialist, communist and totalitarian governments?
They said “especially”, not “only”. your question is still partly valid why he would be “more ok” with other types of governmental structures.
Fascism is a form of capitalism.
As @flying_gel@lemmy.world pointed out, I said “especially”, and that is because capitalist governments are incentivised to use censorship in a uniquely negative way against workers.
In theory socialist and communist governments should only employ censorship to protect workers, but history has shown that in practice that isn’t always the case and, as Maxim Gorky pointed out, even when it is, it often creates more problems than it solves.