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Originally Posted by topnotch, standup guy
But once you make it subject to law, it then becomes subject to any and all laws no matter how poorly conceived those laws may be.
Case in point; Australia.
The beauty of the internet - as originally conceived - is that it rises above all that political rubbish.
The net should remain as unadulterated and clear as the air between two men, such as ourselves, standing face to face discussing law, politics, beautiful women or whatever.
And in the event that one of us were to say something truly stupid, or even criminal, methinks it would be unwise to lay the blame on the air that stood between us.
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In that case the issue is not the enforcement of the laws, but the laws themselves. Take up issue with the particular law if you have an issue with it. We don't stop enforcing laws, simply because a few are stupid. We don't go soft on rapists for fear that in prosecuting sex crimes we might be opening the doors to illegalize masturbation.
The air between two grown men is fine, as long as it is between two grown men, you don't see two grown men talking about banging out their wives at the same table as their children now do you? Because in the real world, people exercise a level of self control. So tell me again, why it is all good when you're doing essentially the same thing, just hiding behind a monitor while doing so? Why do we think it's our right to just forget about decency and self control as soon as we're alone in some room hiding behind a computer screen?
Wake up, the internet is still a public space. Freedom of speech applies, but so does common sense and decency. The half of the partnership that seems to be left out as soon as everyone jumps online.