In Defense of Decadence:
Censorship is almost always more dangerous than its intended target(s). Personally, for the most part, I agree with what nineteenth century philosopher Frederick Nietzche wrote about morality in Beyond Good and Evil : "There is no such thing as moral phenomena, only moral interpretation of phenomena." I sure am glad that televangelist pat Robertson was not elected President when he ran for that office in 1988. If he were elected, we very well could have ended up with theocratic morality fanatics like the late Jerry Falwell advising his decisions. Decisons made by unelected moralists restrict and curtail all of our rights and freedoms. (to be cont'd)
[The original version of this essay first appeared in Eastern Connecticut State University's student newspaper in the early '90s and as part of my unpublished manuscript "In Mediocrity We Trust... In Debt We Die" And Other Essays.]
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