isaacnewton opened this issue on Aug 22, 2001 ยท 47 posts
Jaager posted Wed, 22 August 2001 at 4:32 PM
You probably stand a better chance in Israel. Those for whom this is a passionate issue are likely subjects of abuse themselves. There is a good chance the the experience has altered some hard wiring in the brain. As far as reason and compromise, they are probably not even on the same continuum. It has all the hallmarks of a zero sum game. Those in power seem to be determined to puninsh wrong thoughts as well as wrong behavior. Punishing thinking is a totally capricious activity and subject to monumental abuses. To criminalize the possession of any image, no matter how odious, crosses the line into punishment for what those in power imagine is wrong thinking. Those in power must project onto their victim, that they imagine he is thinking and destory him for that.