I agree with you completely and I think people are right to bring up Theresa May's attempts at internet censorship and control. However, I am worried that many people think this is a reason to vote for the left, especially Corbyn and all his Socialist and Communist friends.
We can deal with Theresa May and the right and we can do it peacefully, but I do believe that if the British let Socialists and Communists take over this country which is what will happen if the Labour party wins there won't even be votes on this kind of thing.
Don't be fooled into thinking the left gives the slightest shit these days about our civil liberties when they talk about this, they're much worse. I don't know what the fuck Theresa May was thinking when she put this out as an actual idea, she must be trying to appease evangelicals or some bollocks who hate porn and the people who just want to throw our right to privacy away.
With sites like Steemit though it will be a highly interesting experiment to see even if she does get her stupid regulations through whether or not she'll be able to stop us, I doubt it, but we'll see what happens.
I try to remain very open minded when it comes to political parties and sides. I think that is the hugest issue in the world now a days is the fact people label themselves left or right, liberal or conservative. In my opinion that is what is spelling a division and trouble right now. Reason I say that is a few things but mainly this, everyone should have a little liberal and conservative in their belief system. Liberal in the way enough to be open to change, call it out when something is not feeling right and should have conservative ideals when they have conviction for something of morality and firm stance on personal beliefs. The Governments seem to be using this division in favor of their own parties and ruling against each other when they should be working towards morality for their ruling. I agree it should not be viewed right now as a way in for communism or socialist views to take over....never should we let power plays ever dictate personal freedoms given to us naturally since birth.
I love this quote by John Q. Adams, he knew a thing or two about political parties forming and the trouble they could spell in the future, and here we are now with that very thing playing out, he said:
"There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution." ~JOHN ADAMS, letter to Jonathan Jackson, Oct. 2, 1789
This is the side I form the most in all of this, we need to get back to our roots as a people and citizens under government and turn it all back around before it derailed as it seems to have. Its not about sides its about doing what is right for the betterment of human kind and I think we are all fighting amongst ourselves over views even the guys in power don't really believe in themselves anymore, if they did these ridiculous laws and power control plays would not be going on.
I do agree with you a lot on your view, seriously think Mrs. May there is appeasing certain demographics and not the whole of her people.