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In reply to the discussion: No, the outrage about wealth is not color blind [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)121. If you don't have statistics, again, you have subjective opinion.
Personally, I think internet porn has as much to do with violence as pirates have to do with global warming. Although I do believe that, generally, sexual repression makes people a little nuts. (Splendor in the Grass, anyone?)
But if we're really insisting on drawing a connection, take a look at this. And remember that internet usage really came into its own, widely, right around 1994-5.

Seems fairly inescapable, from the data, to conclude that smut prevents violence.
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subtract that from the number of times they based an entire thread on strawmen
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#128
birtherism white supremacy had a lot to do with backlash against obama and other minorites
JI7
Aug 2017
#21
the reaction to beyonce is very revealing. i had a bad feeling about the election when i read about
JI7
Aug 2017
#19
Twaddle. There's plenty of talk here about all of those things. DU just periodically ...
Hekate
Aug 2017
#25
well, depends on the person. in some cases they will even defend those who threaten to kill a
JI7
Aug 2017
#26
K&R. A person can hate the capitalist system and still take great delight when one of the targets
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2017
#41
Its interesting one of those going after beyonce brought up cuba as what we should be like
JI7
Aug 2017
#74
Some people want to remove all displays of sex and sexuality from media.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#98
Tolerance for things like LGBT marriage equality are at an all time high.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#111
In Latin America, which is part of the Western World, it has been on the rise
OBenario4
Aug 2017
#115
Latin America is, sadly, experiencing terrible violence across the board.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#116
It's a pretty nice house. Looks to be done in a sort of Frank Lloyd Wright style.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#122