It may have always been this way for humans but we are tyrants to ourselves when when censor ourselves to avoid "harming" others. We are always censoring ourselves. We rarely feel comfortable to say what we are really thinking.
Maybe it's for the better. If we say what we think, we may put ourselves in danger. Others may take offense to what we say and attempt to make reprisals against us.
This is social tyranny. This shows that we live in a society that does not actually represent democracy very well, or at least where the value placed on freedom is highly restricted.
Imagine a social milieu where we are encouraged to state our ideas or thought in a truly free manner.
Often we only learn what to think by expressing an idea and allowing it to be analyzed by others. In this way, we can receive feedback and improve our ideas.
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