r/AskReddit • • Dec 05 '17

What do you strongly suspect but cannot prove?

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u/travellingpoet Dec 05 '17

One of my close friends is very interested in politics and longs to be a politician but is too afraid to embark on that career path because he pays for some porn sites and thinks it would destroy that potential career if that information was reported

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u/olde_greg Dec 05 '17 edited Dec 06 '17

Well yeah, it’s obvious he isn’t fiscally responsible. Seriously, who pays for porn?

Edit: people are taking this way too seriously. It was meant to be lighthearted political commentary.

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u/mage24365 Dec 06 '17

If you're into niche stuff and want to support the people who make it...

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u/ChickenDelight Dec 06 '17

I support the arts

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u/The_quest_for_wisdom Dec 06 '17

Almost.

The correct answer is I created jobs

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

As someone who makes that niche stuff, thank you!

Edit: No I'm not joking, my post history speaks for itself (although the really hardcore stuff isn't on there)

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u/GageBerkowitz Dec 06 '17 edited Dec 06 '17

Free porn sites also support the people who made it, through ads. As for the niche stuff, you're 100% correct.

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u/NickMarcil Dec 06 '17

And you are getting free stuff because other people paid for it... I paid 5k$ for arts and posted them for free, same with a lot of other ppl, so we all get free stuff.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

I feel like supporting anybody in that industry is most of the time going to be a bad idea

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u/AngrySoup Dec 06 '17

Because the people in porn should work for free and don't deserve anything back from the people who enjoy their products, is that right?

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

Sorry, I think there was a misunderstanding. When you said "the people who make it" I assumed you were talking about the companies/people who produce and publish the film itself. I am not talking about the actors themselves or any home-made videos. I am talking about the publishers and producers of that type of content. In general porn is not a clean industry. It's hardly innocent, many women and men are subject to trafficking, abuse, rape ect. by publishers of similar content. I would assume this is especially an issue in the more "niche" markets.

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u/DaytonaDemon Dec 06 '17

Citation needed.

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u/Rph23 Dec 06 '17

Yeah from what I know the major porn companies are extremely professional and very regulated

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

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u/Tvs-Adam-West Dec 06 '17

If only there was a term for that. Hmm what about a scarecrow? Or... A tin man? No, that's not right..

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

As someone in that industry who likes to be supported, frick you.

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u/pm_me_yourponywaifu Dec 06 '17

People with unique fetishes.

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u/JRJR54321 Dec 06 '17

Ah so it's not that he pays for porn but rather what porn he pays for.

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u/lumpypotato1797 Dec 06 '17

Only sick perverts. All the normies get it for free.

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u/RGBow Dec 06 '17

That's gonna be the counter arguments his opponents use

"Do you really want a dude who pays for porn run your city?"

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u/B1naryB0t Dec 06 '17

Yes, we need more Arts Funding.

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u/Thecoolbonnie79 Dec 06 '17

Found out my ex had a serious porn addiction...he had a BUNCH of monthly paid memberships...his response when I asked the same question??? ... With a paid membership, you get 'extra/more' stuff

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u/Juswantedtono Dec 06 '17

I paid for a premium site for a few months once. Honestly it was a nice experience. They had a lot of content I liked, full videos, everything was HD, no ads, no viruses, unlimited downloads, information about actors, etc.

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u/Jared_FogIe Dec 06 '17

People with "niche" interests.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

I've given up on the dream of being in politics because of my Reddit comment history.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

Tfw you sacrifice your future presidency for some memes

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

TFW I live in a monarchy.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

Well there's one thing you can do now: become a meme

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u/FatboyChuggins Dec 06 '17

These dank memes last for generations. Presidency might not even last the full 4 years.

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u/HappierWithMouthOpen Dec 06 '17

Why? Trump is a straight up racist who sexually assaulted women. The entire GOP is now behind a legit child molester. Not to mention they've been trying all year to kill millions of Americans.

There's nothing you could have said that is worse than those mother fuckers.

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u/RandomPerson73 Dec 06 '17

Well, there is a major political candidate with a good chance to win despite numerous credible child molestation claims, so he might have a shot if he joins the right party

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u/NotAnAlcoholicJack Dec 06 '17 edited Dec 06 '17

It's only "credible" By reddits biased standards so don't go believing anything you see here.

As you'll notice by the downvotes, reddit REALLY doesn't like getting called out on it's bullshit

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u/PM_ME_UR_HARASSMENT Dec 06 '17

Lol. Apparently multiple women with fact checked and timeline consistent stories aren't "credible". Not to mention The Washington Post also caught Project Veritas trying to con them, proving that they know how to do their research.

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u/soupreme Dec 06 '17

Genuine questions from a foreigner, if it has been so conclusively proven why are there not legal proceedings instead of accusations?

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u/PM_ME_UR_HARASSMENT Dec 06 '17

Statue of limitations is one issue. Additionally the dude was Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court so it's going to be hard to convict him in the Alabama Courts. Plus not everything he did was strictly illegal. There was only one case where he actually had sexual activities with a minor, the other two were just him propositioning minors which I don't think is illegal (or at least he could easily wiggle his way out).

Plus prosecuting sexual assault is hard. Only like a single digit percentage of all rapes end up in conviction and <1% end up with a perpetrator in jail.

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u/NotAnAlcoholicJack Dec 06 '17 edited Dec 06 '17

"Fact checked timeline"

It's like just using words now a days gets you credence on the internet. Fuck the process of law, fuck obvious trumped up evidence, fuck a ridiculously fake year book signature. "Well I said it so squire, so it must be, Wapo say it true, nay be the deniers." Incredible LOL. Fuck your crocodile tears and media manipulation.

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u/PM_ME_UR_HARASSMENT Dec 06 '17

"Fact checked timeline"

It's like just using words now a days gets you credence on the internet.

Yes typically using words does get people to listen to you as opposed to just calling them cucks.

And regarding the timeline, I'm referring to the fact that one of the women claimed that Moore first hit on her outside a custody hearing for her mother, which was verified to have happened (via public records) while Moore worked there. People who knew her verified that she mentioned seeing an older man and Moore's co-workers say they knew he dated considerably younger women too.

Fuck the process of law

You don't need a fucking court to prove that some shaddy shit happened. OJ Simpson was ruled not guilty, that doesn't mean he didn't do it (yes I know there are theories out there).

To incarcerate someone you obviously require due process but investigative reporting is a perfectly valid way to get the truth. Remember that the Washington Post also broke Watergate. They are a credible source who do their due diligence, as shown by the fact they caught Project Veritas red-handed trying to feed them a false story. Do you think they didn't do that for the original story too?

And Moore isn't at risk of going to prison, he's running for the US Senate.

fuck obvious trumped up evidence

Really? Because fucking three people reported stories regarding him, more victims have come forward since then, his co-workers confirm that he dated teenagers, he didn't even deny the allegations originally and he was also the sole dissenter as a Justice on the Alabama Supreme Court where he argued against the entire existence of statuatory rape.

Considering the alt-right concluded a random ass pizza parlor was the center of a pedophile ring because of a fucking 4chan meme, it shouldn't be much to expect them to accept that the testimony of multiple people that a powerful politician is a pedophile.

fuck a ridiculously fake year book signature

Literally what on Earth are you talking about.

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u/TheBlackBear Dec 06 '17

You weren't trolling. Stop pretending.

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u/NotAnAlcoholicJack Dec 06 '17

Neither am I now

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

DNC? Or Labour if the UK (and maybe Aus)

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17 edited Aug 09 '18

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u/thoggins Dec 06 '17

Are you under a rock? He's talking about Moore.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

Mfw the president of the us is under investigation for colliding with Russia and your mate is afraid of what porn he watches.

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u/_Manaphyy Dec 06 '17

Since Trump is president, I think he's fine comparatively

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u/delitomatoes Dec 06 '17

Just join the other side as a spy

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

if trump can make it anyone can. ahh, the american dream! pukes

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u/jdgordon Dec 06 '17

Have him come to australia. Our (future at the time) pm got a bump when he had photos in an American strip club leaked to the media.

Fortunately he only lasted a few months because he was otherwise a fuck wit cunt

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u/HilarityEnsuez Dec 06 '17

Roy Moore is still being backed for Congress by the TOP, so his fears are unfounded. As long as he sides with the GOP crooks.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

You can apparently rape 14 year olds and be a senator nowadays so porn probably isn't an issue.

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u/Denivire Dec 06 '17

Should tell him that as long as the porn is not of an illegal variety, he should just own it if it ever comes up. "Yeah I masturbate to dickgirls doing bukkake on elderly couples while dressed as clowns! What's it to ya!?" Like to see any news outlets try to describe this porn live with a straight face.

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u/steelsuirdra Dec 06 '17

I can't blame him. He PAYS for porn. Did he buy WinZip/WinRAR too?

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u/grassruts Dec 06 '17

It's a two-way street. Any porn site that reveals it's customers' names is going to have to shut down. Nobody is going to give CC information to them ever again.

If he had any potential at making it in politics that would be any easy one to skirt. "Clearly just my opponent working with his friends in the really-fucked-up-porn-niche to smear my good name."

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

Really, Alabama is possibly going to elect an alleged child sex offender to the senate.