Re: Re: "The law needs to allow for common sense to win out."
Well that's true, and it's a terrible shame. There needs to be a clear distinction in the law between abusers who seek to degrade and humiliate and people who just want assistance with intervention when they believe in good faith that harm is being done.
I'd also make exceptions for photos of kids in the bath; the idea that nakedness in and of itself is offensive and illegal is nuts. It's the intent that should matter here. In this case, Stepdad made a copy to bring to the police, he didn't rob Stepdaughter of her phone. Why? The sexting was a problem, not her other uses of the phone. His intent was to protect the child, so IMHO this case shouldn't even have been brought and I hope he appeals it. And wins.
It's the sharing and the circulation, with all that goes with it, that revictimizes the child, not the viewing, per se.
Basically, anything that contributes to the degradation of the individual involved and the reduction of that individual to a mere object for the gratification of others. So basically, if you're using the image to find evidence against an abuser, it's not wrong.
I don't even bother to read your posts as a rule, I just report them as spam because of your abuse of the English language, and punctuation in particular. Just looking at them gives me a headache.
You won't be getting emails from any of the TD team and you're not obliged to provide an email address in the first place (even though the ability to do so is there) so there's no reason to put that stupid tagline there.
Because we've been told that if we load up the tables of the corporations, they'll "trickle down" some crumbs to the plebiscite, i.e. peons like us.
As long as people believe that "government" in and of itself is Dick Turpin on steroids, this nonsense will continue.
This is the funniest part of the whole "corporations are people, my friend," thing: they have loads of rights but are not obliged to take responsibility for anything. In short, fetishising capitalism has got us where we are today and stopping that will move us forward to a better future.
We need capitalism, but as our servant, not our master.
are there any good reasons why it shouldn't be nationalized at this point and run by a public agency?
Red scare politics/Powell Memorandum/Southern Strategy.
While researching last night's On t'Internet blog post learned that the Southern Strategy wasn't just about overt and covert racism, it was also about states' rights and anti-federalism.
As long as the think tanks and media outlets, etc., whose inception was inspired by the Memorandum continue to exist, they will continue to preach the gospel of fear, loathing, and anarchy that keep situations like this in place. There's only one thing we can do about it: call out the lies wherever you see them and refuse to drink the Kool Aid. The more of us who push back, the less influence these people will have.
Other think tanks, etc., exist to counter these but their partisan nature has resulted in Echo Chamber One V Echo Chamber Two. It's why the right is in ascendancy: you've got to divide in order to conquer and people swing right and look for a strongman when they're scared.
You're right, Mason, but until enough people agree with you nothing will change.
Hey, partisan! Over here, where the sensible people are.
Right now, pay attention: Mike doesn't like any of the candidates and merely reports on what catches his attention. He doesn't pick sides and doesn't play the dog whistle echo chamber game. He is not obliged in any way to cater to your alt-right sentiments — or to my personal tastes. Or anyone's. This is his blog and he will run it as he sees fit. It's called "freedom."
Off you trot, look up the meaning of the word "freedom", and let us know what you find. Chances are, it's not, "Do what I tell you or I'll accuse you of being my enemy for not taking my side," no matter where you look for it.
Nobody is that well organised. That said, I struggle to argue that you might be wrong about the machinations behind the scenes. The neocons are running the show and they see The Donald as a national security threat. Bearing in mind that it was recently made legal (2013, if memory serves) to insert propaganda into the US domestic news, it's not impossible.
Mind you, given the Establishment sensibilities of the owners of the media, you may find that the anti-Trump articles are the result of their distaste for him.
Even on the right it's hard to find support for Trump aside from "Do it for the party!"
That he's an absolute jerk doesn't help. So no, it's not as cut-and-dried as that. An odious man is being called out for his boorish behaviour because he's a boor. That he's not in favour with the Establishment doesn't help his case.
Re: Re: Donald Will Clamp Down On False News, Crooked Hillary Will Infringe Our Free Speech Rights
Actually, Mr. Big Content is a parody account which has made me LOL a few times. And he's right, except that Trump is making America grate now... his coarse behaviour grinds my gears.
HRC has the same effect because she's more urbane in the way she presents herself, which makes it easier for her to enact her policies. That's what makes her so dangerous: it's hard to take Trump seriously but people in power pay attention to Hillary.
Has anybody noticed that any media outlet found not toeing the alt-right line is automatically leftist?
That's what happens when extremism is characterised as orthodoxy.
For the record TD leans libertarian/classical liberal with a good dollop of concern for the public. None of that is in the least bit leftist. Can we have an end to boogeyman politics? That divisive crap doesn't work here, you're not going to change anyone's opinions of points of view by crying leftist!wolf every time you see a comment or blog post you don't like.
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Re: Let's not forget what Deia Schlosberg was charged for.
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Re: In fact we have the next tobacco already.
We have the right to flavour our food with cyanide, damn it! /sarc
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Re: Re: "The law needs to allow for common sense to win out."
I'd also make exceptions for photos of kids in the bath; the idea that nakedness in and of itself is offensive and illegal is nuts. It's the intent that should matter here. In this case, Stepdad made a copy to bring to the police, he didn't rob Stepdaughter of her phone. Why? The sexting was a problem, not her other uses of the phone. His intent was to protect the child, so IMHO this case shouldn't even have been brought and I hope he appeals it. And wins.
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Basically, anything that contributes to the degradation of the individual involved and the reduction of that individual to a mere object for the gratification of others. So basically, if you're using the image to find evidence against an abuser, it's not wrong.
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Re: LICENSE TO BE ABUSED
You won't be getting emails from any of the TD team and you're not obliged to provide an email address in the first place (even though the ability to do so is there) so there's no reason to put that stupid tagline there.
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As long as people believe that "government" in and of itself is Dick Turpin on steroids, this nonsense will continue.
This is the funniest part of the whole "corporations are people, my friend," thing: they have loads of rights but are not obliged to take responsibility for anything. In short, fetishising capitalism has got us where we are today and stopping that will move us forward to a better future.
We need capitalism, but as our servant, not our master.
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Re: Amy Goodwin
And you can bet your rear end he will blame {boogeyman}.
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Re: Re: Market failure
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Re: Market failure
Red scare politics/Powell Memorandum/Southern Strategy.
While researching last night's On t'Internet blog post learned that the Southern Strategy wasn't just about overt and covert racism, it was also about states' rights and anti-federalism.
As long as the think tanks and media outlets, etc., whose inception was inspired by the Memorandum continue to exist, they will continue to preach the gospel of fear, loathing, and anarchy that keep situations like this in place. There's only one thing we can do about it: call out the lies wherever you see them and refuse to drink the Kool Aid. The more of us who push back, the less influence these people will have.
Other think tanks, etc., exist to counter these but their partisan nature has resulted in Echo Chamber One V Echo Chamber Two. It's why the right is in ascendancy: you've got to divide in order to conquer and people swing right and look for a strongman when they're scared.
You're right, Mason, but until enough people agree with you nothing will change.
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Right now, pay attention: Mike doesn't like any of the candidates and merely reports on what catches his attention. He doesn't pick sides and doesn't play the dog whistle echo chamber game. He is not obliged in any way to cater to your alt-right sentiments — or to my personal tastes. Or anyone's. This is his blog and he will run it as he sees fit. It's called "freedom."
Off you trot, look up the meaning of the word "freedom", and let us know what you find. Chances are, it's not, "Do what I tell you or I'll accuse you of being my enemy for not taking my side," no matter where you look for it.
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Mind you, given the Establishment sensibilities of the owners of the media, you may find that the anti-Trump articles are the result of their distaste for him.
Even on the right it's hard to find support for Trump aside from "Do it for the party!"
That he's an absolute jerk doesn't help. So no, it's not as cut-and-dried as that. An odious man is being called out for his boorish behaviour because he's a boor. That he's not in favour with the Establishment doesn't help his case.
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Re: Re: Donald Will Clamp Down On False News, Crooked Hillary Will Infringe Our Free Speech Rights
HRC has the same effect because she's more urbane in the way she presents herself, which makes it easier for her to enact her policies. That's what makes her so dangerous: it's hard to take Trump seriously but people in power pay attention to Hillary.
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That's what happens when extremism is characterised as orthodoxy.
For the record TD leans libertarian/classical liberal with a good dollop of concern for the public. None of that is in the least bit leftist. Can we have an end to boogeyman politics? That divisive crap doesn't work here, you're not going to change anyone's opinions of points of view by crying leftist!wolf every time you see a comment or blog post you don't like.
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