Quote: (03-15-2013 09:13 PM)Lemmo Wrote:
References to vague campaign quotes about the importance of family values and the dangers of porn aren't really that convincing. In a representative system there will generally be only as much freedom as the people and their representatives are willing to preserve and the evil red state conservatives have shown much more restraint than the EU elites. You can Google and easily find examples of actual laws and actual penalties being imposed in EU countries for non-PC speech. But we'll agree to disagree.
Vague campaign quotes? Are you saying that leaders on the Right don't believe in preserving family values and don't stand behind their words? The EU porn ban was proposed by some fringe leftist candidate, and it was rejected. These three men talking about a return to fundamental family values are the leaders of a major national party. That's a lot more scary.
Do you actually believe that any of these three guys would have opposed a ban on pornography? Hardly.