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From: luner@uwai.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: A social disease -- Request for references
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Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 02:11:31 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 15 02:11:31 1985
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Richard Threadgill (orstcs!richardt) rambles on about:

> ... studies that ... link Porn and violence.
Explain. Is that an established cause/effect?

> Pornography does not, in and of itself, cause violent and anti-social 
> behavior.
I agree with your argument but this is vaguely reminicent of the NRA --
"Guns don't kill..." [I favour much stronger gun control.]

> Pornography does not cause violence in any sane, rational human being.
Bingo. 

> Most Men (and Women, for that matter) have Submission/Domination fantasies,
> of one variety or another.  
Wait a minute. As I say to my (computer science) theory instructors: "Prove it."

> I do know that far to much of the world population is very sick.
So I'm not the only one who has noticed this.

> ... banning Pornography, or Guns, or Alchohol ... will not work. 
Perhaps licensing? All of these three (vices) are currently regulated by
age. You have to take a driver's test, right? There surely are no gun
tests. Is it unreasonable? (seriously).

> ... this society is doomed.  I just hope that interstellar colonization 
> becomes viable before civilization collapses around our ears.  It may be 
> a cop out, but I'm taking the first slow boat out.
This is seriously pessimistic. Too bad I agree. If they're selling tickets,
save me a seat.

					/David Luner


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