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Originally posted by grimreaper797
Every person who takes the restriction off is on a "watches/enjoies explicit material". You did, after all, take down the restrictions for a reason.
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
There really isn't much of a problem here. Actually, no one loses. Australia should be applauded for putting the kids first.
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
I don't see a problem with this.
If you don't want a "clean feed", contact your ISP.
Personally, I think that there will be far more people who want unrestricted access, than who want restricted access, but having to opt in is not that big a deal, at least on the surface.
The devil is in the details.
By the way, the title is more than misleading. It's down right false.
[edit on 2007/12/30 by GradyPhilpott]
Originally posted by whaaa
It always starts with "but we're protecting you from yourself and your base nature; can't you see, we are doing it for your own good"
Could we now see what you are reading, and what movies you are renting.
uh oh, perhaps a little reeducation is in order for you. Just for your own good you understand.
Adolf, take this material outside and burn it. Especially those books!
Originally posted by bigbert81
reply to post by apc
First guns and now speech. I feel sorry for them. Thank God we in the US have that little Bill of Rights. For now, at least
Yep, at least until people decide that they think porn is bad enough influence to be banned. It is only a matter of time I'm afraid. It seems that people are caring less and less about our rights and more and more about their own personal moralities/views which they will force on others.
This type of thinking burns our liberty.
[edit on 12/30/2007 by bigbert81]
You can make a slippery slope argument if you wish, but it's not a valid one as long as the people are in power. We can do and undo as we wish.
Originally posted by jackinthebox
reply to post by GradyPhilpott
A lot of Germans made your same argument back in the good ol' days of fascism. After all, the Nazis were put in power democratically.
Originally posted by Beachcoma
Originally posted by seawolf197
Now, that's nothing compared to what you can see on the net.
Two girls and a cup.
Curiosity didn't kill the cat. Curiosity caused the cat to lose it's appetite for a couple of weeks.