Closely connected, censorship and cyberationalism define the online population of the world's most internet-using country. The former at least in part causes the latter. The identity and attitude of the internet users is formed by a system that deliberately contorts and blocks their understanding of the outside world and the outside internet.
Is the opinion of the cybernationalists less valid or, at the very least, less worldly? It often seems less civilized.
Should websites with a majority of users who are not cybernationalists and not formed by a system of censorship consider a response? This could be in the form of guarding against users who are cybernationalists. It may be that these people detract from the experience of other users and bring down the level of the dialogue.
This point could go beyond the internet. The goal of non-censored fora is often to facilitate a free dialogue; those with minds sculpted by a system that is not free are often intent on blocking the dialogue. Should they be blocked by the "free users"? This could potentially be through simple multiple choice cultural tests given upon joining a website. This could end up being a little bit like pagan tests of Christians in the late Roman empire.
My point is entirely rhetorical and I acknowledge that no systematic response from the non-censored world is possible.
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