Britain Ch. 2
In my last blog, I talked about how democracy is simply an option, and not necessarily the best one either. I shed light on the idea that there could be better, more efficient forms of government. In reading up on Britain, they have a mixed monarchy and Parliament which has a lower house (the House of Commons) & an upper house (the House of Lords). In the text I read how Parliament was supreme in the late eighteenth century, but was not democratic. It was during the nineteenth century, that a two party system emerged. The Liberal Party, and the Conservative Party, however there were still issues of representation, and when the middle class, and the working class grew, Parliament decided to pass multiple Reform Acts in order to allow more people to vote. Interestingly enough, it stated in the book that “the growth of the electorate forced parties to become vehicles for democracy.”
In a recent article I read online, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, has chosen to ban internet based pornography. Interesting read simply because the government has the ability to do it.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/23/britain-s-idiotic-opt-in-porn-ban.html
I took a look at the article you posted. I think I'd probably agree with the author's position. Who the heck is going to tell their ISP "yeah, I want to look at porn." Given the nature of the Internet, it would be a lot easier - and a lot less awkward - to just find a way to bypass it. I'm sure there are already plenty out there.
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned that you find it interesting that the government has the ability to ban internet porn. It's true that they have the ability to ban it, but enforcing that ban is an entirely different story. I doubt any government would be able to pull that off.