txags92 said:If everybody is legal age and consenting, it is absolutely none of my business what they do, who they show it to, or what they charge to see it. America would be a much better place if we stuck to that attitude about most things.Joe Boudain said:Wish you'd defend it with arms against the people turning our country into a 3rd world bordello, but I guess you have to pick and choose your battles.txags92 said:Yeah, I think we are done here with anything words can fix. Probably about time for you to go start a little porn free totalitarian enclave of your own somewhere with the rest of the puritans, because I happen to care alot about the constitution and will defend it with arms against your type.Joe Boudain said:I also don't really give a **** about the Constitution, as it sits now it's only used as a weapon against the actual right and rarely ever used for what it's meant to be used for.txags92 said:So if a consenting adult agrees to strip naked and take pictures, and a consenting adult agrees to pay for those pictures, to you that is an evil that will cause irreparable harm to all of society that is worse than a kid drowning in a swimming pool or a toddler being killed by their family's dog? You and I are just going to have to agree to disagree on that one. There are certainly aspects of porn that can be harmful, but to pretend that it is any business of government to stamp out all porn is stupid and you should be laughed at for thinking so. People are sentient beings with freewill, and the constitution defines very tightly the powers of government. I don't see anything in there that gives government the power to ban what a small group of puritans considers to be "evil" in the name of protecting the rest of us from ourselves.Joe Boudain said:txags92 said:So we are now in favor of government banning anything that we perceive to be bad for people? So you are in favor of banning swimming pools, bicycles, family dogs, cars that are capable of going over 35 mph, refined sugar, tobacco, and alcohol? All of those things kill or injure a ton of people every year, so why should they be allowed to exist? How about hammers and clubs...lots of people get killed by them every year too. What about swimming at the beach? That is dangerous too, dozens of deaths or serious injuries every year. I won't even get into snow skiing, sky diving, bungie jumping, skateboarding, etc. So where do you anti-porn and anti-libertarian folks draw the line on how much government should dictate what people can and can't do? What is your red line that makes you say "whoa" to the full on nanny state declaring everything but work, eating, and sleeping to be illegal? At what point do people have the right to make their own decisions about things that could harm themselves?Jason C. said:
Joe Boudain and Rebel
Porn is bad for men psychologically and physically; it's bad for women for all the obvious exploitative reasons. "We can't eradicate it completely therefore we shouldn't even try to" is the same non-sequitur used by libs who want abortion, drugs, or any other type of evil.
And you porn-addicts/enablers' appeals to libertarian principles are sort of reasonable superficially ("it's not hurting anyone", or "what I miserably and compulsively do in the confines of my *everywhere* is none of your business"). But then those arguments fall apart because, again, (1) evidence and real life shows it's bad for men because it changes them for the worse and (2) bad for women. Not to mention all the underage kids looking at it, who are able to do so because efforts to block porn and fought off by perverts and pimps (investors/producers).
What's harmful for individuals on a massive scale has structural consequences for society. That harm warrants a societal, coordinated response to stop or minimize that harm. A healthy society would recognize this.
When did we lose the capacity for reason and the ability to differentiate between different flavors of evil and act accordingly.
Swimming pools can be used properly, as can fast food, tobacco and most things. Pornography cannot, there is no good end possible with pornography. It has massively evil fruits that lead to societal ills.
As always, the red line is what makes sense. It's the same reason 18 is old enough to vote and not 17.5, or 45 is the speed limit and not 46. The fact that something is cumbersome or imperfect doesn't mean it isn't needed.
The country was founded by a bunch of puritans who figured they didn't need to put a bunch of **** in because there's no way possible society would ever degenerate to the level it has now, but we've proved them wrong.
I know right? How does the physical, mental, and spiritual health of my country affect me and my family in any way? Everything is totally fine and in no way degenerating into a never ending debauch.