Corectitudinea ipocriziei obediente

The origin of the phrase "thoughts are free" is ancient. It appears in Cicero, but is, of course, much older. Closer to our time, in 1780, this expression is resumed and intensified in the German space, from where, in 1842, under the popular form of a song, it has been spread, to this day, everywhere. In a simplified context, this expression can be interpreted as a reaction of people to oppression, subordination, total obedience, dictatorial exploitation. In a deeper sense, however, the phrase "thoughts are free" is what might today be called, paradoxically, a justification of obedience, of that political correctness, with a sense of gradual self-censorship and barely noticed; its violation, immediately opening the door to the widespread phenomenon of labeling.