06-29-2021, 07:30 PM
(05-30-2021, 03:32 PM)pbrower2a Wrote:Does seem like we’re headed there much to my own chagrin. A town near me voted to cancel lap dancing. Was quite depressed to learn this because I enjoyed talking to them although I usually couldn’t afford more than one dance per visit. I do wonder just how long it might be before the sex work domino finally falls as they have already done for gambling and marijuana. Contrary to popular beliefs, most are doing so out of their own free will rather than in some kind of captivity. When you really think about it, nearly all of us are held captive to the dollar sign all the way up to when we die.(05-30-2021, 12:17 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Spreading misinformation these days is dangerous and harmful, and it needs to be monitored, countered and retracted where necessary.
In World War II Americans were warned to not accept rumors as truth. Rumors could be misinformation and (perhaps even more dangerous) official secrets. There was much to not tell, like ship sailings, directions of ship sailings (especially of troop ships), weapons productions and new weapons (such as retooling).
The problem today is that the totalitarian menace to America is no longer in Berlin, Rome, or Tokyo; it is Americans with contempt for the civil liberties of those who disagree with their agenda. Totalitarian ideologies often begin with crank beliefs. Never underestimate the hazard of crank beliefs, as crank beliefs can send people to gas chambers.
