Posted @ whirlpool - ILCF pt6

derspatz, why would you call the internet anarchy?

Anarchy in the context of trying to live outside the laws of the land (or much in the way of any laws that create a useful and functioning society and lasting civilisation). Even then, the subject only came up because I happened to read the nonsense that ISP-level content filtering in order to prevent the delivery of illegal material, was an "attack on democracy".

If you want a society to be all about a free-for-all "right" to express, do, be, promote, etc etc etc whatever you want, then it sure looks like anarchy over democracy that you want, along with the end of most things so called democrazy has been busy about creating and establishing.

Yes, you are free to choose to do whatever you want to do with your life – but in the democracy and society of law and order we generally in principal agree to support to the mutual benefit of most of us if not all, you cannot and should not be free to choose the consequences of your choices.

Censorship and moderation is a vital part of establishing a successful society ... and the removal of the same obviously brings about the opposite result.

With that in mind, then no, I do not support for even one moment an unfettered irresponsible "right" (HA!) to self-expression, blah, blah, blah. It simply does not work in a society consisting of more than one person and never will while there remain differences in opinion.

What I am reading in these forums is that various people want the internut to be a virtual anarchy aloof from the laws etc that we allow to rule in our offline world which we claim is (and usually barely ever agreed upon let alone understood) "democracy".

When it comes to illegal material and behaviour, they want one rule for in here (ie, no rule and "don't you tell me what I can and can't do") and another for out there.

Utter self-serving hypocrisy that deserves little by way of respect.

I for one had all the "right" I cared for to political, sexual and religious freedom from before the common herd ever heard of the internet, and I still have it now, and will continue to have it regardless of the proposed ISP-level content filtering or even if every molecule of copper turned to cheese tomorrow.

So did/do/will the rest of us ... well, those choosing to respect law and order and shunning the illegal that is.

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Hopefully you've not so sad now and seen another side to all of this, [deleted].

regarDS