MojaveMike wrote:But think of the children!!!!!
I really find the hypocrisy of the tea partiers to be reprehensible. They talk about trimming government and then they back this kind of thing. They talk about Constitutional Principles, but then they just throw core constitutional concepts out the window. Those who are willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither!!!
The Inevitability Of Techno Moral Panics: But Think Of The Children
Fear mongering has always been part of human society and in modern society there seems to be a push to limit individual freedoms. I suppose individuals have been empowered by technology and those in power feel threatened and so they use any tactic they can to reduce the power of individuals.
...they almost always seem to target "women and children" first. It's the classic "for the children!" argument that we see all the time. In fact, the article highlights another techno moral panic we hadn't heard of before: around electricity:
If you electrify homes you will make women and children and vulnerable. Predators will be able to tell if they are home because the light will be on, and you will be able to see them. So electricity is going to make women vulnerable. Oh and children will be visible too and it will be predators, who seem to be lurking everywhere, who will attack.
LINK: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110715/11131015108/inevitability-techno-moral-panics-think-children.shtml