in reply to ֆʊʐɨɛ ǟʀᥴɦιȶᥱᥴȶ

@Frank Nitsch: Thanks for your reply. :)
Please think about this for a moment. It is really a very dialectical thing.
Let's also take, for example, my claim to anonymity here at Diaspora. On the one hand it protects me from possible unpleasantness, on the other hand it also limits my influence in the community.
Consider the need for certain political groups to operate covertly. On the one hand, this is the only option they have, but on the other hand, it also limits their influence.
This means that these groups must then act as avangarde and run the risk of becoming self-righteous.
Look however times here with Diaspora. Only in order not to have to explain themselves senselessly here or to be defamed out of fear, many people hold back. On the other hand, if they were to express themselves in a certain way, they would possibly be blocked or shadowed.
What I wanted to make clear with my first comment is the fact that if people already hold back out of fear of consequences for what they say, then the worst and most effective form of censorship has already won.