I'm just wondering why so many people here seem OK with governement controls on what they look at, read, listen to, whatever. I'm thinking more internet than tv in this country, where even some google searches and wikipedia articles are blocked because some censor thought it was filthy (try googling many health related issues and you won't be able to access them!).

Now, recently back home in Canada, the government tried to pull something like that, by trying to pass a bill restricting where governement funding for arts would go- basically the government would deny funding to movies, tv shows, art works, etc that it found distastefull. Problem was they wouldn't really define distasteful, and one persons filth is another persons statue of David. Canadians were up in arms about this very insinuation that the government woudl censor something- i'm baffled why people here aren't more upset.

I get it if you're trying to screen out hardcore p0rn, but where does it end?