Pornhub forced to block Utah, but not Iran.
One state is a democracy, the other is an undemocratic clerical state.
Now, close your eyes and try to guess which is which.
One state is a democracy, the other is an undemocratic clerical state.
Now, close your eyes and try to guess which is which.
> Now, close your eyes and try to guess which is which.
Utah is the democracy? Doesn't seem too tough. Their elected officials passed a law, we assume with the will of the people. You disagreeing with the law doesn't change their status as a democracy.
> Pornhub forced to block Utah, but not Iran.
One has enforcement mechanisms that can actually hurt Pornhub, and the other is Iran. Big ole shrug here too.
I mean, except that that’s really not even a little bit surprising.
(Neither, really, is the fact—which seems more relevant here—that people raised in the context where liberal democracy is idealized often have trouble separating out the “liberal” and “democratic” elements of that system, and frequently confuse the construct as “democracy” and view democratic illiberalism as “undemocratic”.)