Sorry for the absence, I was recovering from the flu and also testing others' hypothesis that not discussing something (via ignoring or banning someone) is better than discussion you completely disagree with and that makes you angry.

@Edort4:
I'm kind of perplexed that you see my line of reasoning as so abhorrent or aberrant when it's basically how things are done in places like the US and other even more liberal countries. For better or worse, majority does rule. Calling that a dictatorship is peculiar since that's how democracies are run for the most part.

@shinta:
Definitely exaggeration. I'm not even fully behind the death penalty as it is applied in the US. I'm for a death penalty, as I believe some people just don't deserve to live and should die for their crimes. Ideological disagreements aren't one of those crimes. I think my original purpose in mentioning that idea from Heinlein was to illustrate how majority rules in keeping the peace and for the public good. I guess one would have had to have read the book to fully appreciate the reference.

While I obviously think pedophilia is bad, I also realize of course that a person shouldn't be punished for thoughts, as those tend to come unbidden and uncontrolled (see any scumbag brain meme).