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Repressive regimes are also somewhat damaging to the psyche. Just saying.
by neilellis 10y ago
Repressive regimes are also somewhat damaging to the psyche. Just saying.
- chroem- 10y agoI'm not trying to defend Russia, but the UK is trying to do this too. Well, actually they've already done it.
- donatj 10y agoLike the man said, > Repressive regimes are also somewhat damaging to the psyche
- neilellis 10y agoYep ;-) and they are taking steps towards becoming more repressive, including the new Snooper's Charter. I'm not saying that porn is/isn't damaging to the human psyche - but repressive regimes are. And co-incidentally repressive regimes love banning things. Probably from the logic of if I don't like it you shouldn't.
- thenomad 10y agoNo, they're in the process of doing it right now. The Digital Economy Bill is currently in the Lords. It's actually going to the Committee Stage tomorrow. That's the bill that will force age verification (with security implications subsequently) as well as banning "non-conventional" pornography in the UK. You can read more over at ORG: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaigns/digital-economy-bill-hub/ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaigns/digital-economy-bi... And if you'd like to write to a Lord on the issue: https://www.writetothem.com/lords https://www.writetothem.com/lords
- tomjen3 10y agoWriting to a politician is already very inefficient, given that the lords have life terms, would they even care?
- dragonwriter 10y agoWell, for one thing, the Lords as presently constituted being instrumental in something that is later see as important to the nation but on which the Commons alone would have failed is fuel for the argument against abolishing the Lords, further eroding their role, or replacing them with an elected body, which seems to get proposed every few years.