Should heavy metal be banned?

[The Free Joy State]

Like how the penises were chiselled off Greek statues to make them acceptable to Christian morality?

I think those statues would still be very beautiful even without the genitalia.

I wonder if the subject of statue penises is a subject that really needs restarting in the metal thread.

Dude, like, cruel.

Honestly, wasn't Metallica used once for torture by the US military?

And so was the Barney "I love you" song.

Now, subjecting anyone to Barney the Dinosaur has to contravene UN law.

But get the right prisoners, and Metallica may have been quite well appreciated.

[Affairs]

Everything I don't like should be banned, including low-hanging marbles.

[Hurdergaryp]

Everything I don't like should be banned, including low-hanging marbles.

That's not how it works. That's not how it works at all.

[Purpelia]

Everything I don't like should be banned, including low-hanging marbles.

That's not how it works. That's not how it works at all.

Indeed it does not. It is I who should decide what gets banned.

[Vseslovanskij Soyuz]

Seeing mine populace as having enough common sense, I shall not ban a genre of music just because people would take
the lyrics literally.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Dude, like, cruel.

Honestly, wasn't Metallica used once for torture by the US military?

And so was the Barney "I love you" song.

Now that is cruel. Very cruel. No one should be exposed to the abomination that is Barney's "I Love You". *shudders*

[Hurdergaryp]

That's not how it works. That's not how it works at all.

Indeed it does not. It is I who should decide what gets banned.

And that it also not how it works either.

[Reploid Productions]

Indeed it does not. It is I who should decide what gets banned.

And that it also not how it works either.

Besides, we all know that I am the one who decides what gets banned. <sup>1

1</sup>Within the extremely narrow confines of Nationstates and its site rules enforcement guidelines, anyway.

[Thermodolia]

I will say that heavy metals should be extremely regulated.

[Andsed]

I will say that heavy metals should be extremely regulated.

No. They do no harm there is no good reason to do that and it will just hurt artists.

[Reploid Productions]

I will say that heavy metals should be extremely regulated.

No. They do no harm there is no good reason to do that and it will just hurt artists.

Um... I'm pretty sure Therm was joking about actual heavy metals (mercury, lead, etc), not metal music with that quip.

[Andsed]

No. They do no harm there is no good reason to do that and it will just hurt artists.

Um... I'm pretty sure Therm was joking about actual heavy metals (mercury, lead, etc), not metal music with that quip.

Oh well I feel dumb now. Sorry Therm.

[Sicaris]

If you ban Sabaton, I'm rioting.

[USS Monitor]

If you ban Sabaton, I'm rioting.

They are all right.

[Exxosia]

No.

Also, if the argument relies on "government’s responsibility to protect society," then we should also ban government itself because it does the most harm to society.

[Thermodolia]

Um... I'm pretty sure Therm was joking about actual heavy metals (mercury, lead, etc), not metal music with that quip.

Oh well I feel dumb now. Sorry Therm.

Hehe. Ya I’m a Metal Head. So I’m not a fan of banning it

[The Batavia]

No.

Also, if the argument relies on "government’s responsibility to protect society," then we should also ban government itself because it does the most harm to society.

Found the Anarchist

[Icarianna]

Ban heavy metal? No way! We do have freedom of speech. Merely listening to the songs that have violent themes is no reason to ban them. If we did, we might have to ban video games, many movies and tv shows, sports and NationStates for suggesting violent themes. Just because someone sees or hears violence does not mean that they will practice violence.

[Sovaal]

If you ban Sabaton, I'm rioting.

They are all right.

FAR FROM THEIR LAND AS THE MAKE THEIR STAND!

[Valentine Z]

With this still going on, let me also show you why it should NOT be banned: Symphonic Metal.

It's not death metal or violent metal like you are grouping the entire genre (even then, violent music won't make someone violent... within reasonable means, of course). There are good music like this that you will miss out if you want it banned.

One more here.

[Sovaal]

Ban heavy metal? No way! We do have freedom of speech in Icarianna. Just because the songs have violent themes is no reason to ban them. If we did, we might have to ban video games, many movies and tv shows, sports and NationStates for suggesting violent themes. Just because someone sees or hears violence does not mean that they will practice violence.

Just an FYI general is a IRL board.

[Petrolheadia]

They are all right.

FAR FROM THEIR LAND AS THE MAKE THEIR STAND!

As a Pole, this would be the one metal song I would ban.

The jingoists ruin it for pretty much everybody else.

[The Batavia]

FAR FROM THEIR LAND AS THE MAKE THEIR STAND!

As a Pole, this would be the one metal song I would ban.

The jingoists ruin it for pretty much everybody else.

Excuse me what the fuck

[Icarianna]

Ban heavy metal? No way! We do have freedom of speech in Icarianna. Just because the songs have violent themes is no reason to ban them. If we did, we might have to ban video games, many movies and tv shows, sports and NationStates for suggesting violent themes. Just because someone sees or hears violence does not mean that they will practice violence.

Just an FYI general is a IRL board.

Corrected.

[Dylar]

FAR FROM THEIR LAND AS THE MAKE THEIR STAND!

As a Pole, this would be the one metal song I would ban.

The jingoists ruin it for pretty much everybody else.

I...what?

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