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My question is: who protects Children against the UK Government? Governments are very dangerous institutions. They hold a lot of power and can abuse it.

gjsman-1000 1y ago
Well, in the US, we invented this cool thing called an amendment which gave everyone in theory the ability to hold a government accountable the hard way, and we invented it after a long history of knowing what the UK was like... This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. /s
SllX 1y ago
UK Voters or no one, depending on which half of the glass you focus on. Sovereign power is scary af, but in theory also kept in check by voters. The problem is that no matter what form of government you have, it is still downstream from culture, and if this kind of policy is what UK voters want or can be talked into wanting, then this is what the King’s subjects shall get.
- baw-bag 1y ago
  It's just so tragic to read it like that but, that's exactly how it is.
heavyset_go 1y ago
Case in point: what's happening to trans kids in the UK at the moment. If you don't think this technology will be used to keep kids from connecting with peers like themselves, or learning or reading about themselves, because of some trans panic, you haven't been paying attention. Politicians all over the world have put forth legislation like this with the explicit purpose of preventing LGBT kids from connecting with peers or learning anything related to their identities[1]: > A co-sponsor of a bipartisan bill intended to protect children from the dangers of social media and other online content appeared to suggest in March that the measure could be used to steer kids away from seeing transgender content online. > In a video recently published by the conservative group Family Policy Alliance, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said “protecting minor children from the transgender in this culture” should be among the top priorities of conservative lawmakers. [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/senator-appears-suggest-bipartisan-bill-will-censor-transgender-conten-rcna103479 https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/sena...
hello_moto 1y ago
> Governments are very dangerous institutions. Could be. Having said that US culture vs the rest of Western Nation culture mindset imho. Majority of Europeans and Canadians don't see Governments as a Monster.

gjsman-1000 1y ago

Well, in the US, we invented this cool thing called an amendment which gave everyone in theory the ability to hold a government accountable the hard way, and we invented it after a long history of knowing what the UK was like... This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. /s

SllX 1y ago

UK Voters or no one, depending on which half of the glass you focus on. Sovereign power is scary af, but in theory also kept in check by voters. The problem is that no matter what form of government you have, it is still downstream from culture, and if this kind of policy is what UK voters want or can be talked into wanting, then this is what the King’s subjects shall get.

baw-bag 1y ago
It's just so tragic to read it like that but, that's exactly how it is.

heavyset_go 1y ago

Case in point: what's happening to trans kids in the UK at the moment. If you don't think this technology will be used to keep kids from connecting with peers like themselves, or learning or reading about themselves, because of some trans panic, you haven't been paying attention. Politicians all over the world have put forth legislation like this with the explicit purpose of preventing LGBT kids from connecting with peers or learning anything related to their identities[1]: > A co-sponsor of a bipartisan bill intended to protect children from the dangers of social media and other online content appeared to suggest in March that the measure could be used to steer kids away from seeing transgender content online. > In a video recently published by the conservative group Family Policy Alliance, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said “protecting minor children from the transgender in this culture” should be among the top priorities of conservative lawmakers. [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/senator-appears-suggest-bipartisan-bill-will-censor-transgender-conten-rcna103479 https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/sena...

hello_moto 1y ago

> Governments are very dangerous institutions. Could be. Having said that US culture vs the rest of Western Nation culture mindset imho. Majority of Europeans and Canadians don't see Governments as a Monster.