Things like that make me increasingly feel that there’s no difference between political administrations in so-called “western” countries like the US and those in China or Iran
That’s really not fair, there are lots of differences… and this is just one of them. (I’m not an expert on the subject but I’d be surprised if their school book censorship regimes are also based on an allow-list.)
There are plenty of other differences too, like the amount of military spending, or the number of people in prison. Don’t worry, USA is still #1 in these categories. It also remains one of the last places in the world where many freedoms from government interference are still cherished.
Yes, I should have been more careful in formulating my post. What I meant is that I feel there is a tendency to centrally control the societies across the world and limit individual freedom (e.g., the chat control they currently discuss in the EU, abortion ban in the US, and a lot more developments).
But there’s clearly much difference in the “western” lifestyle compared to other regions whose peoples live under extremely oppressive regimes. So I agree, my statement was not fair. I stand corrected.
That’s really not fair, there are lots of differences… and this is just one of them. (I’m not an expert on the subject but I’d be surprised if their school book censorship regimes are also based on an allow-list.)
There are plenty of other differences too, like the amount of military spending, or the number of people in prison. Don’t worry, USA is still #1 in these categories. It also remains one of the last places in the world where many freedoms from government interference are still cherished.
Yes, I should have been more careful in formulating my post. What I meant is that I feel there is a tendency to centrally control the societies across the world and limit individual freedom (e.g., the chat control they currently discuss in the EU, abortion ban in the US, and a lot more developments).
But there’s clearly much difference in the “western” lifestyle compared to other regions whose peoples live under extremely oppressive regimes. So I agree, my statement was not fair. I stand corrected.