"...want the government to enforce "decency". ;;;"
But the victory over Penthouse had nothing to do with the government. It was consumer lobbying of convience store chains.
The government gets involved when Larry Flynt's cartoonist who draws Chester the Molester actually molests children. He was arrested and rightly so.
I believe there is a Freeper side to the Culture War especially in respect to the National Endowment for the Arts.
"...want the government to enforce "decency". ;;;"Boycotting is a legal tactic, albeit a sleazy one. Has Wildmon ever added to this tactic by campaigning to close or ban "adult" bookstores? Knowing his history, it's hard to believe he never has...and that's crossing the line. Combined, they become advocacy of censorship.But the victory over Penthouse had nothing to do with the government. It was consumer lobbying of convience store chains.
The government gets involved when Larry Flynt's cartoonist who draws Chester the Molester actually molests children. He was arrested and rightly so.Umm, the key word there is "actually molests children". The government will arrest someone who does that regardless of whether or not they are a cartoonist or a minister. That's an action that has victims. It's not "cultural" at all.
I believe there is a Freeper side to the Culture War especially in respect to the National Endowment for the Arts.That's a special case. It's certainly logical to oppose government subsidies to "art" while supporting the right of the artist to do what they want. As I said many years ago, "Anyone has the right to be an "artist". They don't have a right to make a living at it.".
But beyond that, there's nothing close to unanimity. This thread, and most of the other threads involving "cultural issues", South Park, Howard Stern, Kid Rock, et al prove it.
-Eric