BAN INTERNET PORN?

[Oneeye]

You're all a bunch of degenerates

[oszkar07]

It just wouldnt really work to ban it.
It would become accesible in some other form or like on dark web, although it probably wouldnt be as easy to get.
Im in 2 minds about this , in the past they said some studies showed the outlet of porn and prostitution reduced things like sexual assualt , but i guess maybe argument could be made that maybe it increases risk of it.
I dont know somehow dont think it should be as prominant as it is these days but also dont think should be totally banned either.

[Lehel]

Yes.

[The Lawspeaker]

Won't work. Why ? Because VPN. You can easily get around the ban by using a foreign IP. So is such a ban useful ? No, because 1. it doesn't work (as noted) and 2.passing the bill through parliament will cost the taxpayer money.

[Aviator]

Banning something like that would be extremely difficult to do, and quite oppressive in practice.

I could see myself supporting the criminalization of professional companies profiting from porn, but if people want to film themselves and upload it

[War Chef]

Won't work. Why ? Because VPN. You can easily get around the ban by using a foreign IP. So is such a ban useful ? No, because 1. it doesn't work (as noted) and 2.passing the bill through parliament will cost the taxpayer money.

The taxpayer will ultimately save money by saving the nutrients he would normally lose in his semen ejaculate (zinc and other expensive minerals).

[The Lawspeaker]

Banning something like that would extremely difficult to do, and quite oppressive in practice.

I could see myself supporting the criminalization of professional companies profiting from porn, but if people want to film themselves and upload it

That would actually work much better.

[The Lawspeaker]

The taxpayer will ultimately save money by saving the nutrients he would normally lose in his semen ejaculate (zinc and other expensive minerals).

That can't be measured so it's a non-thing. Better, as Aviator suggested, deal with people profiting from pornography (and prostitution) and leave the internet alone because it's not going to work. Not in this era, not with modern technology. Symbol politics costs money and that money needs to be accounted for to the taxpayer (a.k.a the voter). Better avoid such stuff because if you'd be a politician, you'd hate to lose elections for wasting the public's money.

[War Chef]

That can't be measured so it's a non-thing. Better, as Aviator suggested, deal with people profiting from pornography (and prostitution) and leave the internet alone because it's not going to work. Not in this era, not with the modern technology.

That's a ridiculous argument, and the way you said it with faux heir of confidence, typical western-Euro style is almost believable.

That's like saying let's stop the DEA from conducting anti-drug raids because coke-heads will find a way to get their fix, so we might as well not even try.

An effort needs to be made, of course there will be ways around it, just as there are ways around the border for the cartel to get in.

[The Lawspeaker]

That's a ridiculous argument, and the way you said it with faux heir of confidence, typical western-Euro style is almost believable.

That's like saying let's stop the DEA from conducting anti-drug raids because coke-heads will find a way to get their fix, so we might as well not even try.

An effort needs to be made, of course there will be ways around it, just as there are ways around the border for the cartel to get in.

Actually: you have made the strongest argument against the war on drugs now. It's a waste of money. Better focus on harm reduction and teach people the right moral values in school instead instead of fighting wars you cannot win.

It means that your government will have to constantly monitor the internet and ban 10.000s of sites as they pop up and it will cost a lot of money while your government could also use that money in, you know, updating the national infrastructure, investing in the economy. Symbol politics are just that.

Same goes for the war on drugs. Which countries in the West have the worst drug problems ? The United States, Britain and France. Which one have the least ? The Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Portugal. Look up the differences in policies and you will get your answer why one thing works and the other one doesn't.

Also: do understand that the power to censor pornography can and WILL also be used to censor the opposition and other political views (which will increase the odds of dictatorial rule and institutional corruption).