Re: U.S. Government Censors WWII Veterans Documentary

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From: millhaven
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:47

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hchickpea@hotmail.com wrote:
> bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote:
>
> >Who are any of us to judge the value of such programming for anyone else?
>
> Bearclaw, you have it ass-backwards.  I was risking arrest by showing
> films like "Midnight Cowboy" when most people reading this had no
> conception of what the issues were, or weren't even conceived.  The
> argument that was used then that no censorship is acceptable was a
> rallying cry to allow _adults_ who actively wanted to see X rated
> material to be able to do so.
>

You, sir, are a true American hero


> There is censorship now, there always has been, and in many cases it
> has been for the good of both the individual and the community.  The
> availability of adult material does not mean it has to be so blatant
> that it drags society into the gutter, nor that it has to be available
> to children.  Even within the adult film community, there is
> censorship, both imposed and self-imposed.  Even that inherently
> liberal community has limits to what it considers acceptable.
> 

Ever see any Max Hardcore flicks?

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