I tried to access the story via Indianapolis Star but they blocked me because "This content is only available to subscribers". Hmmm...isn't Freedom of the Press supposed to mean free access to it, too? Considering the advertising we all get pummeled with, even with a subscription, this seems to come across as "Greedom of the Press". It also seems this is how they throttle news and state off an adequate, educated response from those in the know more than the newsmedia--or even the locals--are or could ever care to be.
This is a matter being decided upon by a very small handful of wealthy, indoctrinated, privileged people who are so into themselves and their power that they wouldn't see the forest for the trees if you paid them. It's a comfortable cocoon-world for them, where they take an issue, debate it with no facts, a lot of fear, then go hands-up and the chairperson/mayor slaps their gavel down and say "Thus Saith We". This all is a not only a clear abuse of the Freedom of the Press but a violation of the basic tenet of democracy: bringing it to the people, be it news or a vote. This is too convenient of a way to eliminate the matter to their convenience and keep us in a darkness we don't deserve. Darkness is evil and nothing is more evil than a society which both determines what's evil or not and hides them in a darkness of their own creation.
One might argue that they're doing this to protect the kids but:
- their kids more than likely know all about this anyway due to typical American insufficient supervision of kids on the internet;
- this flies in the face of adult hypocrisy. In the end, I guess discreet adults in diapers behind closed doors are a worse "bad thing" than alcoholism, drugs, marital infidelity, embezzlement, lying under oath, abusing power, so on. In their eyes, some taboos are "more socially acceptable than others";
- To assuage the consciences of The Privileged, we put up signs everywhere that nobody under 18 is allowed in. That is a concession we make to meet parents in the middle. Unfortunately, that seems to imply to them that diapers and such are sexual...and that we also imply it.
And despite the fact there's no sex-specific or "dual-purpose items" whatsoever in the store...well, you see and know what I'm saying.
Remember how I said in other posts that 40 years ago, homosexuality was in the same boat that we are now? It's true. They, too, were branded as freaks, rapists, child molesters and so on. Fear about it all abounded. Many of you remember that as well as I do. Once NAMBLA came into view, the stragglers in the Hate Bubble grasped upon that to try and associate NAMBLA with homosexuality. Now, we're in that exact same boat, 40 years on. I've only heard one person try to associate AB/DL with NAMBLA.
We'll never totally eliminate hate and ignorance from the human race. As long as there are people on this planet, there will be want. There will be envy. There will be greed. There will be other things that happen because of them, such as stealing, assault, deception, destruction, oppression, bodily harm...even murder. All in the name of moral high ground. There will never be a day on Planet Earth when there are no wars, nothing to envy of your neighbor...nothing to grab for one's self. There
will be a day when it gets easier for us and other groups...but it's time to stop deluding ourselves that it will all end. The homosexual community of today will tell you the same thing.
It also must be clear that if this is assumed to be a "fetish", then there are other things which must be seen as such because people are not afraid to express sexuality through them. Those would include (
but not be limited to) gambling, drinking, hoarding money, empire-building, owning/driving/racing fast vehicles (
and when you see them drive those vehicles as they do on the street, you can't say there's no hormones involved), status-seeking...it doesn't end. And you can't say there's no libido or sexuality involved. We're a sex-obsessed culture. That's what drives us, we even associate the word "horny" with it all. We can't deny that. And not even religion is exempt, that's an equally-colossal abuser. We're proving Freud right and he's a fraud.
Remember that one simple saying: "Beware of the power of stupid people in large groups"...or in power, for that matter. They chose to embrace fear. It's also why I say that, for us, "Discretion is the better part of valor" and that exhibitionism needs to be wholly rethought...and some maturity invested. And
lots of dialogue...and
loads of discretion.
And as far as NAMBLA goes: I have
zero sympathy for those creeps whatsoever because they are
100% in the wrong...ethically, morally and legally. If any bunch needs to go, they do.
