Posted on 12/29/2008 8:05:34 AM PST by NYer
Porn shops are called “Adult” XXX Stores. You want the whole world “Adult XXX” with a few places that are safe for childrens’ eyes?
What a twisted world view, I must say.
>>Hannah Arendt said that every year civilization is invaded by millions of tiny barbarians—they’re called children. Kind of on the nose, I think.<<
Ooooooo, you have made it plainly clear that you are European. Not a big fan of kids, huh? Got that one trophy kid in the typical European style, maybe?
Keep the Eurotrash ideas. Mom, Apple Pie and treasuring the gift of children Our Lord has blessed us with, are the American way.
Children will stay barbarians in the world that is being pushed on them - XXX, anything goes. You want grownup barbarians ruling the world? Carry on.
The Taliban and Sharia law are merely the photo negative of the X rated anything goes worldview. Merely heads and tails of the same coin. In Sanskrit it’s called bhoga-tyaga - unrestricted gratification alternating with false and ultra stringent abnegation. Neither is sane or sustainable.
Euro-envy.
>>You want the whole world “Adult XXX” with a few places that are safe for childrens’ eyes?
What mainstream malls have porn stores?
You see ‘em in strip malls and standalones, but I’ve yet to see an Xrated Vid store in a mall.
Heck, kids walk by all kinds of stuff in mainstream malls and dept stores, check out some of the displays in either trendy stores or even Macy’s or something similar.
Call it twisted if you want, I prefer swirly.
I’m referring to the increasing sexualization of culture in general. F’rinstance, here in my very small, rural and conservative town a porn store opened on the main street (all of 3 or 4 blocks long). Right by where grade school and high school kids walk every day. There was a petition with hundreds of signatures, and more letters to the editor of our weekly paper than I’ve ever seen, protesting it.
But OR law recently ordained that porn shops and live sex shows (not on main street, yet...) are a-okay and the local populace have no say in the matter.
Sexually suggestive ads that would have been considered unacceptable a few years ago are now considered fine, but the end is not in sight. How much more degraded does the culture have to get before some people who currently think it’s fine see the light?
It’s called “dumbing deviancy down”. And the pushers are still digging.
From your rant, my assumption is apparently dead on target.
You are clearly beyond the ability to grasp the larger point, so wrapped up in your anybody/anytime/anywhere access to base material that has been proven detrimental for mind, body and soul.
You must not have a very pragmatic view of reality if you think parents can filter the smut that is in the oxygen we breathe nowadays. “LAZY” you say. You’ve got some ungodly nerve.
It is unavoidable.
Ask yourself how all this pornographic taint has helped society? Who has it benefitted except horney, weak types who want their ‘drug’ and trade away anything of substance, respect and wisdom to get it?
Porn addicts, the most revolting of the species, reverse their ability to develop meaningful human relationships. It’s their shallow, crack cocaine.
It’s broken up relationships, ruined kids, increased teen misery....early sex/stds, pregnancy, abortion, suicide—it’s increased sex crimes ( remember how even Ted Bundy —as a parting comment said “you really ought to do something about the pornography, it’s dangerous” ) and it has generally merchandised humans as disposable ‘outlet’ units.
Maybe you can get a clue dude.
Thanks!
How so? Little kids are self-centred barbarians. It takes years of education to make them ready for life in society.
Not a big fan of kids, huh?
I don't have anything against kids, per se, but I don't find other peoples' children particularly interesting. Why would I? It seems like there is way too much emphasis on kids in our societies, which leads to the self-centred little brats that seem to be taking over this country.
Got that one trophy kid in the typical European style, maybe?
Just one so far, but we plan to have a couple more. Thanks for asking.
I like to compare the situation to living in a garbage dump. If neighbors turn your neighborhood into a dump with trash, refuse, dead animals and filth everywhere, even if you keep your yard and house spotlessly clean, you can’t go outside, and the rats and flies will be everywhere.
Well said, lj.
The problem is not numbers of children, but how they are raised. And trying to raise them to become civilized human beings is harder and harder, in a miasma of not only overly sexualized stuff that kids can’t help but be influenced by, but the instant gratification/me me me If It Feels Good Do it culture, of which the sexualization of society is a major, but not the only, part.
You’ve got one of the best taglines on FR. Have there been any of those “best tagline” threads lately? There used to be a couple of years ago.
Do NOT have the author of this article fly into the Munich airport.
Had just landed, was walking to the restroom while the wife and kids were getting a bite to eat, when I walked past a display of, hmmm, how shall I say?, products designed for the female of the species for those times when desire is stronger than the fact that they are alone.
Was that subtle enough? Way more than the display on the main concourse of the airport.
When do you think somebody will post The Most Important Issue Of All?
-PJ
I don't know if there's been one lately.
The discussion involves morality, which comes from God.
That explains a lot.
I don’t think the left really wants a society of “beasts” as you write. They think they are creating a better world by getting rid of all these ridiculous morals that limit human freedom. But the truth is we need a moral code, and the line must be drawn somewhere.
This isn’t a simple black/white situation that people on both sides of the issue seem to be writing. It doesn’t have to be a choice between going “Taliban” or being completely libertine.
I’m a Christian. It’s certainly wrong to be sexually immoral, but the immorality comes from within oneself. One could easily lust after someone who is fully clothed or look innocently at someone who is naked. It’s not what man sees that makes him immoral, it’s the thoughts that come out of his mind.
Personally, I wonder why it’s so difficult to accept a middle ground here. People should behave differently in public than they do at home. Common sense tells me one should lean toward the more conservative approach in public. Although that may upset or offend people who want to do their own thing, whatever that may be, the more libertine members should conform to protect the innocent.
For example: there’s no harm in covering explicit materials, like pornographic magazines. Those who want that material can still obtain it. On the other hand, potential harm can be done to children who are not yet ready to view such things.
Again, I don’t understand why this is such a difficult issue.
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