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[Mr_President 404]

Those of you living in England and Wales, get your porn in now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23401076

I am finding it harder and harder to take Cameron seriously. He manages to escalate from talking about cracking down on child porn (as he rightly should), yet he goes further to say porn will be banned in all households and people will have to OPT-OUT (i.e. call up their ISPs and say "sorry, I am a compulsive wanker and need porn unblocking on my computer, thanks".) Does he seriously think that banning porn and using this ridiculous OPT OUT system will do anything to stop teenage boys from watching porn? All it will do is potentially create some awkward conversations and a hassle for responsible people who just want to watch a bit of girl-on-girl or whatever floats their boat.

The problem is, it wont even work anyway. Even my younger brother, who is in primary school, knows how to circumvent blocks (not for porn, I might add), and teenage boys will find a way to watch some porn whether it be through proxies or torrents or whatever else, which could lead to them seeing something potentially more 'vile' because they are not using safe, regulated streaming sites.

Then there is this massive assumption that porn actually hurts children? Sure, some violent stuff might but they are more likely to be exposed to that if they have to circumvent ISP blocks than if they can use safe sites. Anyway, whatever happened to parenting? If parents don't want their kids watching that stuff, monitor their computer usage; we don't need a nationwide fucking blackout of porn just because some parents are too lazy to monitor their children's internet usage.

Finally, to end my rant, if I (at 18) am old enough to serve my country in the military, vote and pay taxes, I sure as hell am old enough to know what is 'appropriate' and 'safe' to watch on the internet and I don't need the fucking government blocking sites for me. Wearing my tinfoil hat, I might suspect that this isn't about porn at all but is about the government setting a precedent for blocking and censoring the internet - this isn't fucking China or North Korea.

Sorry for the long post but I really am amazed that the Tories are stupid enough to suggest this kind of bill and if, by some miracle, it goes through, I can't see myself voting for them ever.

Off to pornhub now.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Lol. Blocking porn... That is gonna work.

[lucio 5,418]

cameron can block porn if he wants. all i have to do is watch bbc parliament if i want to see some cunts.

[Stingray 9,441]

Never, ever take away porn ....

It will be revolution!

[Ankit 3,176]

They are blocking porn sites here as well. Funny how these guys think they have Internet figured out.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Then there is this massive assumption that porn actually hurts children? Sure, some violent stuff might but they are more likely to be exposed to that if they have to circumvent ISP blocks than if they can use safe sites.

That is an excellent point. There is no way in the world that they can block all the porn sites on the internet, they'll block the main stream ones. Teenage kids will always search on the internet about sex and most will find links to "non-mainstream" porn instead which is potentially much more harmful.

I completely agree. This is not about porn but rather about governments starting to put censorship on the internet to control what people see and write.

[EBH 283]

Internet should always stay free... it is the only place we have where politicans can not stop us from talking the truth..

I think all these lies about free speech are politicians censoring... if you say something about history not in line with the major view, then you get a big damage to your reputation.. so even though you think you are free, you still say what the government wants you to say. It is like Stalin.

[Amblève. 4,995]

Wow, the UK government don't even care about horny 14 year old boys.

Lmao, the best comment I've read in days.

[Fulham Broadway 16,855]

Everyone talk like a terrorist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4z09el30f8&feature=player_embedded

[BluesChick 1,260]

Hey, Tom, have a question for you... Well, everyone else too

California has passed a law that "transgender" children can use the bathroom of the sex they identify with to prevent bullying. My questions are:

1. At what age is a child old enough to "know" they are transgender?

2. Do you think it will decrease bullying?

3. Who makes the final call saying the child is transgender (child, parent, doctor)?

As a parent I can see this law being a political nightmare and moreover as the mother of a little girl, how do I know that "Johnny" is transgender and not some pervert trying to get into the girl bathroom/locker room. Yes, I do worry about this because I have known guys who just might be that warped.

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[CHOULO19 24,332]

A western strike on Syria seems imminent. The nature of the strike is still to be seen and more importantly it's repercussions. I don't think the objective to over-turn the regime, but lately the army was gaining the upper hand for a few months now and the strike is meant to weaken the Syrian air force in order to even things again to ensure that the war goes on for at least a couple years more. Not sure what the Syrian, and more importantly, the Iranian, response will be.

[dave30 728]

Another war initiated by the world's self-righteous, neo-liberal policemen.

[Peppen 934]

In regards to the Syrian situation, I am split. On one hand I believe it is wrong to intervene, since it is on false grounds. We know the governments don't do it because of pity towards the civilians.

Still, you can't just stand by and let the Syrian regime slaughter it's people. We've been too quiet for too long.

[Azpinator 2,325]

Still, you can't just stand by and let the Syrian regime slaughter it's people. We've been too quiet for too long.

I'm Syrian people, I'm not being slaughtered. Please, please believe me it's sooo much more complicated than you think. It's not as simple as that. It's not regime vs own people, we're not playing a video game here.

[Peppen 934]

I'm Syrian people, I'm not being slaughtered. Please, please believe me it's sooo much more complicated than you think. It's not as simple as that. It's not regime vs own people, we're not playing a video game here.

Some are though. There is not one side to this story, and as you could read it my original post, I'm very ambivalent to this question. I only comment on what I know, and if chemical weapons have been used towards civilians, that is clearly unacceptable.

I don't know whether or not to support the rebels, but I know that Assad seems like a massive smug-faced cunt. I hope you do not condone his actions?

[Azpinator 2,325]

Some are though. There is not one side to this story, and as you could read it my original post, I'm very ambivalent to this question. I only comment on what I know, and if chemical weapons have been used towards civilians, that is clearly unacceptable.

I don't know whether or not to support the rebels, but I know that Assad seems like a massive smug-faced cunt. I hope you do not condone his actions?

Ah ok, so if you thought he was cute and funny you'd support him? Anyway, the way media labels things plays a big part of what you're saying. Media is the worst thing ever, it literally can control you. Again, it's not an evil side vs a completely innocent side, there are so many other factors involved.

I can't talk about everything, and I don't want to.. it's been 2 and a half years and luckily I'm still able to control myself. But I'll tell you something: I wanna live my life, dammit. So if you want a normal Chelsea fan like me to live his life and visit Stamford Bridge someday, then don't support what could potentially lead to a world war.

[Peppen 934]

Ah ok, so if you thought he was cute and funny you'd support him? Anyway, the way media labels things plays a big part of you're saying. Media is the worst thing ever, it literally can control you. Again, it's not an evil side vs a completely innocent side, there are so many other factors involved.

I can't talk about everything, and I don't want to.. it's been 2 and a half years and luckily I'm still able to control myself. But I'll tell you something: I don't wanna fucking die, dammit. So if you want a normal Chelsea fan like me to live his life and visit Stamford Bridge someday, then don't support what could potentially lead to a world war.

Mate, relax.. Please Believe me, I know how much media can control people. 1984.

By the way, don't use an informal fallacy like this:

"if you thought he was cute and funny you'd support him?"

You CAN'T ignore what he has done. My hate towards him has nothing to due with his looks. Regardless of media bias. I don't support a war. But what other options are there to a military intervention? The western countries would be criticized either way. If they did nothing people would claim we watch innocent people die, if we do something we exploit your people again. Lose-lose situation.

I don't want a war at all, mate. I'm terribly sorry you have it like that.

[Azpinator 2,325]

2- Mate, relax.. Please Believe me, I know how much media can control people. 1984.

1- By the way, don't use an informal fallacy like this:

"if you thought he was cute and funny you'd support him?"

You CAN'T ignore what he has done. My hate towards him has nothing to due with his looks. Regardless of media bias. I don't support a war. But what other options are there to a military intervention? The western countries would be criticized either way. If they did nothing people would claim we watch innocent people die, if we do something we exploit your people again. Lose-lose situation.

2- I don't want a war at all, mate. I'm terribly sorry you have it like that.

1- I try to joke sometimes to calm myself.

2- Thanks, man, I appreciate your concern.

As for the other parts, I'm really sorry, but I will not comment, it's what's best for me right now.