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- A MODEST PROPOSAL@END_FILE_ID.DIZ
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- (for preventing the proliferation of pornography as found
- in newsgroups such as this, and for allowing young children
- to grow up well-adjusted and in no need of perusing such filth)
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- I have been quietly observing the long, drawn-out discussions
- in this and other newsgroups over the first amendment, "kiddie-
- porn," and other issues related to obscenity and pornography, and
- its effects on our society and on our children. I am sickened by
- many of the "stories" posted here, as well as the pedophile
- "pictures" posted in the "erotic" pictures newsgroups. I recognize
- that free-speech is important, but make no mistake about it: many
- of the things "posted" here are truly obscene, and do not have any
- claim to be protected speech as guaranteed by our constitution.
- They have absolutely no redeeming social value whatsoever. Most
- decent Americans would readily agree. That is a fact.
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- Ask yourself this: would you want YOUR daughter or son
- reading this filth? Your grandmother? Of course not. Your
- arguments about "free speech" are mere rationalizations for
- behaviors that you know in your heart are shameful and wrong.
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- Unfortunately, pornography has become accepted because of a
- series of erroneous Supreme Court decisions, which have
- misinterpreted the first amendment and our Founder's intentions.
- In light of this fact, those of us (the majority of Americans) who
- would like to see something seriously done about this problem, and
- who are not merely idealistic must, if we are practical, deal with
- the *need* for pornography among those of you who read these
- stories or look at obscene pictures, rather than attempt to
- legislate anti-pornography laws in a country whose federal judges
- are almost universally "liberal" with regard to important matters
- such as Our Savior Jesus Christ, and morality. Think of it this
- way: rather than attempt to get rid of drugs, which probably will
- never happen, it is better to attempt to get rid of the
- social\psychological\physiological *need* for them. I am applying
- this analogy to the pornography problem here on the internet.
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- My proposal is simple and easily implemented. It avoids many
- of the pitfalls facing those who have tried (and thus far failed)
- to restrict the access people have to obscene material.
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- If we view the need for pornographic and obscene materials as
- a *disease* that requires treatment, we avoid stigmatizing
- individuals. This would open the way for proper treatment and
- counseling.
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- The remedy I propose may seem extreme, even radical, but the
- alternatives are a continuation of moral decadence, and increasing
- incidence of rape, sexual abuse, and pedophilia which, I think we
- can all agree, are a direct result of the widespread dissemination
- of pornographic materials among adults.
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- THE PROPOSAL: I propose that young children be exposed to graphic
- and obscene pictures and stories from a very young age, say the
- third or fourth grade (I have no desire to argue over small
- details; the exact developmental stage would probably be best
- decided by professional child psychologists who, I suspect, would
- probably argue for even earlier indoctrination into things such as
- mutual masturbation, etc.). They should also be encouraged and
- required to engage in oral and anal sex, as well as more
- conventional forms of copulation (under HIGHLY SUPERVISED
- conditions, preferably in a public school forum) with their peers,
- as well as with adults who have been professionally trained.
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- The primary objection I foresee to this proposal would be to
- my use of the public schools to facilitate sexual contact among
- minors, since many people of differing religious denominations
- would probably prefer that sexual contact between small children
- and adults be closely supervised by a priest, rabbi or minister,
- rather than some bureaucrat in the public school hierarchy. This
- is understandable, and I suspect accommodations could be made along
- these lines. I, for one, would prefer that my Pastor oversee any
- attempts at carnal knowledge of MY children.
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- In this way, sexuality and obscene materials would come to be
- associated with Jesus Christ and with the church, as well as other
- forms of organized social institutions and would, therefore,
- contribute to the healthy spiritual and psychological maturation of
- children in our society. They would no longer yearn for
- "pornography" and other filth, for they would be saturated from an
- early age and would already have been "violated" in a physical
- sense.
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- I hope my modest proposal will be taken seriously in what has
- heretofore been a debate lacking in rigorous thought and critical
- evaluation, and that it will stimulate a healthy dialogue. It is
- time we make the hard choices and, with the help of all of you, my
- proposal could become reality in the very near future!
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- Sincerely Yours,
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- J. D. Cooper
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