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2.7 Sex, drugs and censorship

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This article is from the Nordic countries FAQ, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson, with numerous contributions by others.

2.7 Sex, drugs and censorship

Usenet being what it is, dominated by Americans, makes some issues
more confusing than others. How come the Nordic societies are so
liberal on pornography and promoting indecent lifestyles (also known
as homosexuality) but so repressive against prostitution, smokers (of
usual cigarettes as well as joints) and other drug users? Isn't it a
contradiction that films get censored due to "excessive violence" in
the countries which all over the world are notorious for their free
sex and as the base for Nazi propaganda? What a strange mixture of
liberalism and intolerant censure!

 

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