Can we make it so, nationwide, kids (and addicts) can't access porn so easily?

Don,

I agree that porn in the hands of children is horrible. And as a society we should seek to prevent such a thing.

However, I'm against more regulation in government intrusion.

Instead, I suggest that knowledge is power. Educate parents. Educate the kids. Teach them that there IS such a thing as right and wrong.

Cigarettes are super easy for me to obtain. Yet I don't smoke. Why? It's not regulation, it's knowledge about what they can do to me.

Had I known the first time I looked at porn it could lead to my ruin, I'd have never touched it.

 

Agreed with david, prohibition just creates a black market. Also, every next restriction forced upon us just further strenghtens the totalitarian state and control over people - we need the opposite. We need freedom! Is much as I can understand where the OP is comming from, I cant support it, as it is proven rhis path - eventho it sounds good - leads nowhere.

We absolutely must do this from the education point.

And yes, I was able to stop smoking cigarettes after 2 decades eventho the dealer in on every corner.

I also smoked weed for the same time. Cugarettes are legal, weed is not. The only difference for me was, that to obtain weed, I met underground illegal communities who sold much worse substances and this endangered me even more! The prohibition forced me to black market, dangerous place. It has not served its purpose at all, it just made things worse for me. If weed was legal, I would have not met those dangerous ppl at a black market.

BUT

If I was EDUCATED about this, I would have not even started! Thats the key. There was no education, all i saw was my parrents smoking! Because at that time, even they were not educated of the dangers! And Philip Morris was happy... sick bastard.

Edit: and now Im clean from everything!!!
Ps: i write from phone, pardon the mistakes in spelling

 

Cigarettes have health warnings on the packaging (at least where I'm from). I think porn should have highly visible health warnings on it, that can't be removed. So videos would have banners saying things like "Porn can cause erectile dysfunction".

Also, search engine companies like Google should be forced to remove porn from their search results. Screw 'em, they have enough money.

 

Agree about the stickers as that is a part of education. Ppl need to be educated on the fact the porn induced erectile disfunction exist... that would be a big legal war to proove this, but everything is possible

 

Epic,

Your opinion is........epic! I think you are right on and you are basing it on your personal experience.

People must make good choices. NOT get told what to do.

I still support the goal of the OP. Just not his means.

 

This should happen, but it won't, I'm afraid. Not anytime soon, at least. I blame many parts about my upbringing on porn and I am absolutely sure that if I wasn't PMOing to the stuff often, I'd be at least a little different. But I wasn't taught on its effects.

I agree that this should be taught to children. But it won't be. Not for a long while.

 

I still say education. Not limits. Only life teaches. Only wisdom heals.

Homage to JLF.

 

So... How is this a thing about that you are thinking then?
Take it off of online like China?
Make everything in store only, what?

 

Kenzi, are you asking me or the original poster?

 

Any, either... Whoever has a good idea

 

Exactly. We don't need anymore government regulation. They regulate enough, and it doesn't do a goddamn thing anyway. As far as telling kids about the evils of porn? That's not a subject any parent wants to have, hahaha. Besides, I think we're all kinda taught that we shouldn't watch porn. What kid doesn't watch it in secret? Most kids know they'll probably get in trouble for watching it, yet they still watch it. I'm still not convinced it's wrong to watch porn. I mean, should you watch porn? No, but it's not morally wrong. Depends on your beliefs. It's not good to watch porn, because it's not reality, period. It can create all sorts of problems, but it doesn't always. I mean, most kids know the dangers of drugs and cigarettes and alcohol, yet they still use 'em. Maybe it's because they were told not to use them. Makes them feel rebellious. Most kids aren't watching porn because it's rebellious though, it's because they're fucking horny and it's so easy to access. So, I have no idea how anyone would approach this subject. The way I see it, there is NO way to prevent kids from watching porn. It's gonna happen. Best thing to do is probably just tell them that it's normal, but don't let it ruin your life. What the fuck do I know? hahaha. I'm rambling.

 

Ok, here's my prediction.

Say the government doesn't get its act together and regulate pornography in some way [that it might not corrupt minors], a massive reaction at some point will kick in and you will see something like a Taliban-like revolution in a generation's time.

 

There are laws in place to stop minors from buying cigarettes. The fact that this does not stop all minors from managing to find a cigarette is irrelevant. The regulative law is there to stem the tide.

Liberal logic itself recognizes that minors are unequipped to make fully rational/ moral decisions... hence the need for guardians, regulation... and juvenile court.

 

To paraphrase Yeats:

The best lack all conviction public involvement, whilst the worse are full of passionate intensity ideology.

this is the crying shame of modern politics. People are all so very moral in their private parts[or not], but when it comes to the public good they don't want to know about it. The brainwashing of a nation. People will just sit back, and spout their doctrines, while watching Rome burn.

 

Where there is a [political] will there is a way. This kind of fatalism will be the doom of us.

It is only because 'the people' are so ideologically minded/ blinded that they can not see the common-sense solution of regulation/ censorship.

 

Yes, and there can be no 'technological' excuses about this or that. It is a question of political will to get it done. In cultural terms it should be seen as a fight for your life. The people that are so indoctrinated to be moaning about rights and freedoms, and 'God, gold and guns', have their heads in the sand.

get mad as hell.