Argumentative Essay On Safety Vs Freedom

Ben Franklin stated that “Any society that will give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both”. In one form or another our society embraces censorship whether it’s intentional or not in order to ensure safety. Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security. However the main contradiction is between the idea of safety and freedom. Which arises the question: Is it possible to be safe and free simultaneously? According to the English Oxford dictionary, safety is the state of being protected from or guarded against hurt or injury; freedom from danger; but how do we depict what hurts others? Not everyone is effected in
However, “The Codling of the American Mind” conveys that within education, students themselves are enacting self censorship by demanding trigger warnings in education. This article provides an example: “Last December, Jeannie Suk wrote in an online article for The New Yorker about law students asking her fellow professors at Harvard not to teach rape law—or, in one case, even use the word violate (as in “that violates the law”) lest it cause students distress. Although the subject is very difficult one, why bypass the opportunity to learn in order to prevent yourself from feeling distress? The article “The Rise of Victimhood Culture”, enriches us on the era that our society has become to embrace; Victimhood culture which is the use of victimhood to exaggerate the agency of others and to assign greater responsibility to them. This article also gives an example: “Last fall at Oberlin College, a talk held as part of Latino Heritage Month was scheduled on the same evening that intramural soccer games were held. As a result, soccer players communicated by email about their respective plans. “Hey,