[gdani]

It’s a rather poor argument to say that they COULD do the opposite and therefore ought to do nothing.

There are too many examples of our own government overreaching its power after people warned it COULD - privacy, gun rights, religion. The list may be endless.

And it’s sad to see the good people pleading for a “live and let live” truce with evil because their brothers-in-arms keep capitulating on this point.

If you're opposed to anything then, by all means, shout it from the rooftops, organize your fellow citizens, etc. Doing nothing should never be a solution. Neither should censorship, no matter who is in power.

[LearsFool]

There are too many examples of our own government overreaching its power after people warned it COULD - privacy, gun rights, religion. The list may be endless.

What you're describing is an America after it abandoned the moral standard, and descended into the amoral "let the market decide" morass. And yes, such a society is fertile ground for tyranny.

If you're opposed to anything then, by all means, shout it from the rooftops, organize your fellow citizens, etc.

So your solution is more talk? The evil people will be pleased, since they love talking about their evil deeds, portraying them in "art", and recruting our children with persuasive words.

But you seem to suggest that the damage done by broadcasting evil can be neutralized by broadcasting good. So...after kids in elementary school have been forced to watch depictions of sodomy, the damage can be undone by what? watching "It's A Wonderful Life"?

You posted earlier...You sound as if you're advocating less freedom to preserve...freedom?

Hmm, you sound as if you're advocating more freedom to destroy freedom.

John Adams said, "This Constitution was written for a moral and religious people. It is inadequate for the governing of any other."

As the old adage says, "He who will not rule himself will be ruled by another."