Chappatte kalder mekanismen for »foregribende lydighed« og forklarer den i vendinger, der minder om debatten om selvcensur i kølvandet på Muhammedkrisen: »Når frygten først slår rod, er censur ikke længere nødvendig – så klarer selvcensuren arbejdet i stedet.« Denne gang kommer truslen imidlertid ikke fra islamister, men fra trumpister.
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Chappatte calls the mechanism “anticipatory obedience” and explains it in terms reminiscent of the debate over self-censorship in the wake of the Muhammad crisis: “Once fear takes root, censorship is no longer necessary – self-censorship does the job instead.”

This time, however, the threat comes not from Islamists, but from Trumpists.
Translated by markvanroode 34 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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