INTELLIGENT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ART’S ROLE in shaping cultures and individuals have to recognize the difference between censorship (an external restraint based on fear and loathing) and self-control (an internal restraint arising from the artist’s desire to communicate).
(Of course, some dedicated Conspiracy-fighters will retort, “Where can you run, Where can you hide, When the man dressed in blue Is on the inside?” But those who know, know. And we’re meeting for coffee afterward.)