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"Minimizing crimes against children should be illegal in itself!"
The above quote is taken from the post titled 'Boy-Chatters think Child porn is laughable?'. Having read the post I still haven't seen anything from the Boy-Chatters that suggests they consider kiddie porn to be laughable... but that's not the point that caught my eye. No, the thing that caught my eye was the suggestion that legislation should be passed to make it illegal for anyone to express an opinion that could be construed as 'minimising crimes against children'. The obvious ambiguity in this statement is hardly surprising as the intention to stifle thought and free speech is most effective when the boundaries are blurred and the goal posts easily moved.
Now, I don't like to see actual crimes against children trivialised but I defend the rights of everyone to free speech. It's very easy to be a defender of free speech when the concept expressed is something we agree with; but the true test of our commitment comes when people want to express concepts with which we disagree. As the Friends of Voltaire so eloquently expressed it: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it". There's really nothing I can add to that.
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Welcome back Mr Anonymous!! It's good to see you're continuing to frequent my blog and that your arguments are still as considered and well thought out as usual. I must reiterate my previous explanation that I'm not homosexual though.. not that there's anything wrong with that.
well there is very thin line between both
Bongs Bay
I'm not the same Anonymous, and I'm guessing you didn't know what a "troll" was back then.
Ha ha ha. To be honest, I found the old Mr Anonymous to be quite amusing.
Your post is interesting. I don't agree that "Minimizing crimes against children should be illegal in itself". However, child molestation is one of the heinous crimes out there. It could be the most heinous up to date. Either way, crimes against children are very severe and the punishment for them should be severe too. But merely thoughts don't always fuel the crime. Attacking people by just mere thoughts seems a bit too much.
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