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2. We tried banning alcohol

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 03:21 PM

Jun 2012

it failed miserably

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I would ban alcohol before porn [View all] quinnox Jun 2012 OP

I would ban neither. Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #1

We tried banning alcohol TBMASE Jun 2012 #2

I would ban people who want to ban things WilliamPitt Jun 2012 #3

Would you ban people from banning people who ban things petronius Jun 2012 #6

This reminds me of the classic "whose on first?" baseball routine quinnox Jun 2012 #8

Ban ban ban ban ban ban ban ban ban eggs bacon and ban WilliamPitt Jun 2012 #9

Nutshell. n/t RiffRandell Jun 2012 #25

I would ban Ashton Kutchner zappaman Jun 2012 #4

Porn causes violence against women Evergreen Emerald Jun 2012 #7

How about we ban violence against women? Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #10

That is what I am proposing Evergreen Emerald Jun 2012 #17

No. I won't. Taverner Jun 2012 #12

I am not telling you what you can and cannot watch. There are consequences Evergreen Emerald Jun 2012 #20

Even the most violent porn - I will defend it's rights to the death Taverner Jun 2012 #26

There is non-violent porn. n/t cynatnite Jun 2012 #13

have you ever actually watched a full porn movie.. snooper2 Jun 2012 #15

wtf? uponit7771 Jun 2012 #23

But there appears to be a link between porn and human trafficking meow2u3 Jun 2012 #28

Not really Taverner Jun 2012 #30

I would do the opposite. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #16

Tried it once - it didn't work Prohibition does not work Initech Jun 2012 #18

What happened the last time they banned alcohol? FSogol Jun 2012 #19

Alcohol leads to sex. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #22

I think that tea does more harm than alcohol or porn tabbycat31 Jun 2012 #29

Bumping - needs more discussion. DURHAM D Jun 2012 #33