Response: Finding Balance

In response to Lauren Feeney's post "Response to "Where have all the prophets gone?"" (May 4, 2012):

I think that people often go too far in another way, as well; namely, they go too far for the supporters of the standing system to allow.  With the current state of society, it is sometimes very easy for the rich or powerful to regulate what information the public can access.  Thus, if someone writes a book presenting potentially revolutionary ideals, publishers may not publish the book, or schools may not hire the author to make presentations.  Jesus and Muhammad, of course, faced similar problems, although in a far more direct manner; they were both at risk of assassination or execution.  While I doubt that things go that far very frequently in modern American society, I think that messages which would pose too much of a challenge to an existing power or economic structure still often end up failing to reach their intended audience; namely, the majority of the public.  As such, those who wish to communicate their ideas may have to censor them somewhat, toning them down for the sake of accessibility.