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/^t/First of all, censorship is indispensable in order to defend the rights of some minorities. In Germany, for instance, it is forbidden to express publicly opinions which aim at defaming Jews. In many countries it is condemned to disdain publicly homosexuals. A few years ago, in a TV program, one of the Polish government officials called homosexuals perverts and blamed them for the spread of AIDS. As a result, this intolerant minister was thrown out of the government. Minorities should be protected by the law because they are too weak to defend themselves. Especially, people in the limelight ought not to be allowed to openly express intolerant attitudes towards people of other race, religion or sexual orientation. Ordinary people very often perceive these politicians, state figures and actors as examples to follow. Therefore, famous people should be careful in expressing their points of view because otherwise their admirers may think that Jews, Blacks, gays are really worse human beings. Such a belief could lead to racial tensions and even to a tragedy akin to Holocaust. After all, Hitler was allowed to state his antisemitic ideas freely and after some time the bulk of Germans started to agree with him.