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Republicans are drunk with power. What a stupid fucking idea. There’s no chance of banning porn. Then they wouldn’t be able to jerk to Trans women and feel shame after.

Trans women are hot, in case that reads as though the shame is correct. It’s not.

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[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 72 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Even the most oppressive tyrants in history understood the concept of bread and circuses. Most people will stay complacent when their fundamental rights are being taken away as long as they have their distractions. Taking away the distractions is something you only do after you've fully consolidated your power. They're so obsessed with projecting an aura of oppressiveness that they've forgotten how to hold power.

[–] blinx615@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 day ago

I am so thankful that our oppressors are morons.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 95 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Gotta love it how one party steals rights away from Americans and it's always the one party that screams the loudest about "muh rights!" and they're constantly supported by smooth brains who just can't stop talking about "muh rights or you get muh bullets!!".

I'm still waiting for those bullets to fly but smooth brains are occupied now by trump jingeling some keys calls "no trans bathrooms" in front of them so they're a bit busy

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago (5 children)

we know mike johnson couldnt control his porn consumption.

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[–] Tedesche@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Republicans: “We have learned nothing from prohibition and refuse to try!”

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 day ago (9 children)

My browser history alone would get me the chair

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[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 154 points 2 days ago (7 children)

“Obscenity isn’t protected by the First Amendment, but hazy and unenforceable legal definitions have allowed extreme pornography to saturate American society and reach countless children,” Lee said in a press release. “Our bill updates the legal definition of obscenity for the internet age so this content can be taken down and its peddlers prosecuted.”

My memory is a bit hazy, but I think this phrasing is taken almost verbatim from Project 2025.

[–] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 69 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They are jumping the gun a little here. Project 2025 has declaring basically anything a transperson does as pornographic first then this. Guess some incompetence in execution shouldn't be surprising from their crowd.

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[–] Guitarfun@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

This is about getting people breed more. Honestly, I see this motive in all of their policies. The real reason republican politicians hate people who fall into the LGBTQ spectrum is because they can't produce new children and even when they can they're probably much less likely to. They want to get rid of porn, contraceptives, women's rights, and alternative lifestyles and at the same time try to entice people to have kids. If you want to fight against their agenda then don't have kids.

[–] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Unfortunately those that believe in their ideology will keep having kids. As an anecdote, my Trump loving cousins have a total of 18 kids compared to the total of 2 for those that aren't. Most of those kids will go on to follow their parents political and ideological beliefs.

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[–] Ravenfreak@discuss.online 29 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Oh look, the Republicans are doing what they always try to do control what we do with our lives. I'm sure this guy has some shady content downloaded onto his computer.

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[–] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Of course it's that fucking senator from my fucking state. If this actually somehow passed and was somehow enforceable, Utah would be one of the most affected states. Mormons love their porn. The numbers don't lie.

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I. Dare. You.

If they want a "civil war" this is the way to get one, lol

[–] Birch@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It might actually be their intention, keep pushing until you get unrests and then they can declare martial law and kill anyone they deem left or woke

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago

I feel like my teenage son is about to become an activist

[–] dzso@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Project 2025, aka New Gilead in full swing.

[–] Bristingr@lemm.ee 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You know what, fuck it. Let this one happen. I'm down for chaos when their own party revolts.

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 15 points 1 day ago
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

For fucks sake, why is every article pay walled? Just let me read!

[–] yoloswaggins@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago

”I'm fairly sure if they took porn off the internet, there'd only be one website left, and it'd be called ’Bring back the porn!’ ” - Dr Cox

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 day ago (6 children)

USA has the biggest porn industry in the world, doesn’t it?

[–] hansolo@lemm.ee 58 points 1 day ago (9 children)

100%. Porn is what pushed the development of e-commerce and credit card payments online.

What they WILL get is eID laws as a result, and the total lack of privacy online.

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[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 70 points 2 days ago (3 children)

“Party of freedom”, everyone.

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[–] kobra@lemm.ee 47 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Okay so previously I would’ve thought this is performative with no chance of it passing. However states have already passed laws that require proving ID to sites like pornhub before you can access and I am SHOCKED that they did it.

People in these areas are either using VPN, verifying an account with pornhub, or just not using pornhub. All 3 of which would be absolutely surprises to me but it’s gotta be one of them, right?

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[–] psion1369@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (12 children)

My question is what defines pornography? Will museums have to cloak statues of naked people? Remove a renaissance era painting because of boobs? How about a movie that has tasteful nudity? Or just ads for Victoria Secret?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 68 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Arbitrary enforcement is a feature not a bug

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