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2017-02-27 Home Front: Culture Wars

h/t Instapundit
As anyone who pays attention to the Social Media parts of the Intertubes is aware, Milo Yiannopoulos is in hot water for allegedly being in favor of Man Boy luurve. This is almost certainly a deliberate hit since the video that has caused the controversy has been out in public for a year or so now without anyone getting worked up about it. Milo has a couple of FB posts up that provide, IMHO, a pretty good defense.

I’m not going to defend him further. He’s a grown up and has a bigger pulpit than I do so that would be silly. However the whole affair has led me to ponder some issues that merit further discussion. These are

1. the decline in reading/listening comprehension
2. the value of a professional troll
3. the relationship of pedophilia to (male) homosexuality
4. the age of consent, maturity and the law

Long & thoughtful

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-02-27 06:14|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 I wish Rantburg readers would listen to what Milo has to say instead of dismissing him as a Podesta-style pedo. Come on, the MSM wouldn't do a hit piece on him unless he was a threat to them.

Posted by Herb McCoy7309 2017-02-27 09:52|| 2017-02-27 09:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, he's a gay man that refused to stay on the plantation with the rest of the gays...that's why he had to go.

Can't have a gay Republican can we?

I wonder what happens when Thiel runs for the Senate.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2017-02-27 11:06|| 2017-02-27 11:06|| Front Page Top

#3 The arbitrary age of consent argument, in general, is specious. If you notice, the author provides no solutions other than to say he believes there ought to be "some sort of flexibility". BTW, Senator Boxer made a simmilar argument in a failed attempt to pass legislation that would allow an adult to bring a minor across state lines to an abortion provider without parental consent. An officially ajudicated "maturity test" would be required. And that would be impracticable -at best.

Posted by DepotGuy 2017-02-27 12:01|| 2017-02-27 12:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm happy to have Milo grab all the attention he can, even to engage thoughtfully with college students when possible.

But Republican, or conservative, he is not - by his own admission.

Posted by Angusock Chuting6110 2017-02-27 12:09|| 2017-02-27 12:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, come on, it's OK when they do it. Just ask them.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-02-27 12:37|| 2017-02-27 12:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Angusock, he's most definitely no Lefty Lib. And he's no Rino. He's a lot like D'Souza.

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