Essay 3 By: Marcus Lee Censorship is always justified when the primary objective is to instill peace upon the

masses while still actively pursuing to solve the undisclosed matter at hand. Like anything, obtaining maximum return for the least amount of input necessary is the approach governing bodies should take in order to fall under this case of following a "justifiable course of action." Such examples manifest themselves in the everyday lives of parents who refuse to share knowledge of their children's personal achievements and in cases where the US government circumvents its way around publicly announcing the exact figure of its debt. Today's society caters to the excessive fostering of children's egos. Parents expect their children to outperform them in all aspects of life and enforce this ambition by doing too much encouraging rather than punishing. As a result, unnecessary abundance of attention in praising children and forgiving children when they commit mistakes spoils them. It is in these scenarios where censorship at the household level can be justified. Parents should keep news of their children's achievements to themselves (and thereby censor such information) in order to push their children to work harder and become hungrier for success. It may seem rather spartan but it is the only way by which children can seek constant improvement without slackening off at the thought of being satisfied of their past success. Since the parent commits to such unquestioned silence for the benefit of their children's future, their good intentions justify such censorship. Secondly, the US government is refusing to disclose the exact amount of debt that it is facing. This is an example of how a ruling organization tries to keep the masses at bay by not revealing the full scale of the problem. So far only estimations of how long it will take in order to eradicate America's debt has been publicly revealed and this is the right course of action for the government to take because it is in the best interest of its citizens. The human tendency to act on impulse increases exponentially as the stakes grow higher. Therefore, if the government does reveal the entire iceberg of debt, we can only assume how pervasive the chaos that will consume the nation will be. Instead, only by keeping a shut mouth and gradually attacking America's horrendous debt situation by comprehensive long-term plans will America be able to realistically improve upon its current debt situation. Censorship, though discarded by many, can sometimes provide the most rational approach in solving a problem whether it be in the smallest unit of a household or on the larger scale of a nation.