MSNBC - Addiction to porn destroying lives, Senate told
But he pointed to studies that show prolonged use of pornography leads to "sexual callousness, the erosion of family values and diminished sexual satisfaction."
It's my firm belief that there needs to be internet porn rules that allow families to easily block porn from coming into our homes. The absolute fact that you can get an email and be one click away from seeing anything beyond your imagination is just horrid. One moment of weakness or a child being online and getting an email like this just opens a door that is tough to close. With porn or any other addiction you just don't want to open that door. Their are too many stories of horrible addiction to porn.
I should be able to tell my ISP to block all porn and they should easily be able to do it. I don't even want the tempation. My sons have email addresses but don't have the password. I have to open it for them so I can clear out the junk. It's a sick world and online porn is another thing to fight. It's what is wrong with the "internets".
Posted by Tim at November 19, 2004 06:22 AMFrom Savage yesterday, "The trickle-down immorality of Bill Clinton has corrupted an entire generation of children."
Posted by: Glenn at November 19, 2004 06:52 AMIt's certainly a problem with the greater ease of access, and I'll worry about allsorts of stuff when mu children get bigger - but to suggest it's bill clintons fault seems little short of ridiculous.
Bill Clinton is a product of our society, rather than an initiator of it. Sexual betrayal was around before him, and will be around after him. If we want someone to blame for that, wouldn;t it be the people who chased it down as an excuse to try and destroy someone theyt hated, the people who published it, and the people who sucked it down everytime it was emntioned in the media - us that is?
Apparantly I have a raw nerve there! :-) God bless
Steve
Posted by: Steve at November 19, 2004 10:46 AMOne problem is that email is free, so advertisers in porn and online pharmacies (seemingly my biggest spammers) doesn't even have to pay for a stamp. I hate to pay for anything I currently get free, but if ISPs charge a minimal fee for each email, maybe my inbox would be free of filth and drug ads. Or maybe the first 100 emails free, and a minimal charge after that? That would protect me, but kill off the porn pigs.
Posted by: Tom at November 20, 2004 02:42 AMThere are anti-spam laws and laws against sending sexually explicit material to minors. What we need to focus on is enforcing the laws we have on the books.
As far as no "tempting" adults. Well, just show some self restraint. China blocks certain sites from it's citizens. We live in America. It's important for the marketplace of ideas that we remain as open (speech wise) as possible.
There is software out there for parents that helps block porn. It doesn't work 100% of the time, but it is pretty good.
Posted by: Ben at December 4, 2004 10:33 PMFreedom, and especially freedom from censorhsip is more important than any damage avoided by its loss.
It is within your power to control yourself. It is within your power to control your children. If you fail to do so the consequences are your fault.
Own up to your responsibility and live as a free people.
