Wow! I leave for an hour and the questions grow and grow:
1) This is not legislation or government regulation. We will leave that to other groups. Our interest is civil litigation.
2) This is all about a product that causes harm to individuals. It’s actually pretty akin to a tobacco lawsuit.
3) What’s wrong with porn? You may not know this but there are numerous scientific studies that affirm the harmful and addictive nature of porn. Essentially, the harm to the brain is very close to that of heroin... release chemicals within in the brain.
More to follow.
Suppose you are successful with your civil litigation and over the course of many years the harm of pornography becomes widely known...
...but, some people still choose to view pornography, knowing beforehand the risks they face by doing so. Would you still work to fight against pornography on behalf of these inviduals who freely and knowingly choose to expose themselves to it?
Thanks!
I hope you never run or do other strenuous aerobic exercise.
Wow! I leave for an hour and the questions grow and grow:
1) This is not legislation or government regulation. We will leave that to other groups. Our interest is civil litigation.
2) This is all about a product that causes harm to individuals. It’s actually pretty akin to a tobacco lawsuit.
3) What’s wrong with porn? You may not know this but there are numerous scientific studies that affirm the harmful and addictive nature of porn. Essentially, the harm to the brain is very close to that of heroin... release chemicals within in the brain.
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Libertarians are trying to explain to the right wingers who value their freedom as tax paying adults to do what they want as long as they don’t hurt others. Some holdouts on FR don’t think the slippery slope applies to them. Tell that to this guy.
When they came for the drinkers during Prohibition, I did not speak out, as I was not a drinker.
When they came for the employees of the oldest profession in the world, I did not speak out, as I had no interest in purchasing sex.
When they came for the purveyors of what was deemed to be “obscene” or “offensive”, I did not speak out, as I was not a fan of entertainers like Lenny Bruce or Howard Stern.
When they came to ban the female mammary gland from TV, I did not speak out, because Brian Boitano told me not to.
When they came for the marijuana smokers, I did not speak out, as I was not a marijuana smoker.
When they came for the steroid users, I did not speak out, as I was not a steroid user.
When they came for the _______ (insert nominally objectionable behavior here), I did not speak out as I was not a _________ (fill in the blank).
When they came for the pornographers, I did not speak out, as I was not a pornographer.
When they came for the people who don’t wear seatbelts, I did not speak out, as I always wore my seatbelt.
When they came for the gun owners, I did not speak out, as I was not a gun owner.
When they came for the gamblers, I did not speak out, as I was not a gambler.
When they came for the cigarette smokers, I did not speak out, as I was not a smoker.
When they came for the overweight and the obese, I did not speak out, as I was not overweight or obese.
When they came for the drinkers (again), I did not speak out, as I was not a drinker.
Then they came for me...and there was nobody left to speak out.