(03-24-2019, 11:24 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote:

(03-24-2019, 07:25 PM)B2hibry Wrote: I would want people to read whatever they like, with zero government filter. It’s simply a government power play in NZ.  Saying that this could just be the push someone needs to “copycat” is not fair to the root issue, which is hate and mental instability. You best believe this loons manifesto is not the worst thing that you may come across on the internet. Heck, we have politicians and media outlets in the US that do a good job of propping up hate and violence against certain classes. Ban CNN? Ban Facebook? Ban Google? Ban Twitter? Ban Snapchat? So when does the filtering start and end?

I see your point and actually agree with you but I still have a problem with this crap being out there for easy reading. 

Stuff like this is where I get stuck with how I view things from a personal standpoint vs how I see it politically. Personally I don't think anyone should read the manifesto for many reasons, and I definitely wouldn't. On the other hand I agree that people should be able to read what they want. 

At my age I can see how wrong things can go when you fill your mind with garbage. I've seen it destroy some members of my family and I've made poor decisions in my distant past as well because I let the wrong things influence me unknowingly at the time.

Completely understand. We have all been impressionable at one point in time. Heck, most of us still are for one reason or another. I don’t have a desire to read it either but at least we have a choice. Bad people are going to be bad people regardless.

 It’s a shame society has become more and more unstable and desensitized to a point. I blame technology and lack of beneficial human to human interaction. We need to get back to a form of communication that requires emotional recognition, body language, feedback, and good ol’ empathy! Not how many internet “friends” one has. Sad ?

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