Hmmm, I don't think I've ever seen a communist regime. Communism has, according to me, never been implemented. The thing they had in Russia; have in Cuba, etc. isn't communism (at least not in the way I learned about communism in school, or interpreted Karl Marx's (and others) writings...). Communism, like democracy, is good idea, it just isn't feasible (yet).
Although I might seem a bit cynical, but there seems little we _can_ do. Those who want total freedom of content, and who want the rights to access everything anonymously, are just a small portion of all voters (so you can forget voting them away). Furthermore, a lot of people really believe that it can only do good (protect the children, yaddiyaddiyaddi).
What frustrates me even more is that it all wouldn't make the least bit of difference. If a child/young adolescent wants to lay their hands on porn (or whatever) they shall get it, one way or another. And according to me sex, nudity, etc. hasn't done anyone any harm...(most of us are born thanks to sex;-) ). The same goes for violence. I have never in my life had the urge to smash someone's skull after watching a particulary violent movie.
I wonder when the governments are finally going to realise that even the lowly civilians can grow up and make up their own mind. If you find something on the web that would upset you, don't visit the site, if you read something that you don't want to read, don't read it.
For me it's all very simple... just do what you want to do, if you want to spend the entire day writing/reading hate texts, watch porn, experiment with drugs, etc. do it, as long as you don't bother anyone else with it, I don't care. and neither should anyone else.
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Hmmm, I don't think I've ever seen a communist regime. Communism has, according to me, never been implemented. The thing they had in Russia; have in Cuba, etc. isn't communism (at least not in the way I learned about communism in school, or interpreted Karl Marx's (and others) writings...). Communism, like democracy, is good idea, it just isn't feasible (yet).
Although I might seem a bit cynical, but there seems little we _can_ do. Those who want total freedom of content, and who want the rights to access everything anonymously, are just a small portion of all voters (so you can forget voting them away). Furthermore, a lot of people really believe that it can only do good (protect the children, yaddiyaddiyaddi).
;-) ). The same goes for violence. I have never in my life had the urge to smash someone's skull after watching a particulary violent movie.
What frustrates me even more is that it all wouldn't make the least bit of difference. If a child/young adolescent wants to lay their hands on porn (or whatever) they shall get it, one way or another. And according to me sex, nudity, etc. hasn't done anyone any harm...(most of us are born thanks to sex
I wonder when the governments are finally going to realise that even the lowly civilians can grow up and make up their own mind. If you find something on the web that would upset you, don't visit the site, if you read something that you don't want to read, don't read it.
For me it's all very simple... just do what you want to do, if you want to spend the entire day writing/reading hate texts, watch porn, experiment with drugs, etc. do it, as long as you don't bother anyone else with it, I don't care. and neither should anyone else.