Hi!
I have not bothered to seek out that video as I do not need to get a brain-bleach-worthy experience. However, there are a few things, some of them tangents, I want to comment on.
First of all, I totally agree with the explanation Zombie has given about the problem lying in adults putting sexualized rituals on children who may be not aware of the meaning of what they are doing. Putting it very bluntly, it is the question of whether adults are using children to get any kind of sexual satisfaction, and that is independent of whether a child understands what is going on - or do you need a six year old understand sexuality in order to say it is a bad thing to have a man ask the child to rub the man's genitals?
Secondly, unlike several other Western countries, Germany has not yet introduced censorship on the internet. They have passed a law in that direction but have suspended it for a year. So, currently, Germany as a country is not blocking any content in that direction.
Third, pedophilia ONLY refers to the sexual attraction and NOT to engaging in sexual activity with children. A pedophile does not necessarily turn into a child molester - as long as the person realizes that acting out their fantasies in real life would cause harm and thus keep control over themselves and do not act out any of their thoughts, they are not a child molester. On the other hand, while probably a sizable portion of child molesters are pedophiles, there are also two additional types, namely those who are basically interested in degrading/oppressing people and who choose children because they are the weakest prey for such abuse in sight and then there are those who are generally not attracted to chidlren, but who are deprived of any of their normal "mates" and turn to children to release sexual pressure, simply because of the availability.
Please allow me to stress this, as I think that it is indeed a very important issue in society. Regardless of what differences we may have, I think we can all agree that each case in which a child is sexually abused is one case too many. Child molestation has to be stopped and preferably BEFORE it happens. And personally, I think that is where the distinction between pedophiles and child molesters gets important - as pedophiles may notice their feelings long before they may actually get into a situation where they may act upon them, there is a phase where they can search for professional help in order to control their urges. Personally, I think society benefits more from having a pedophile who gets psychological treatment that allows them to be a contributing member of society who never causes harm to anyone than from having a child molester locked away AFTER they have caused harm to one or more children - while the locking up is necessary, you can't undo the damage done to the child(ren).
It may be difficult, emotionally, but I think that society should therefore offer pedophiles (not child molesters) a clear perspective: "Keep your fantasies to fiction, don't touch any children, and we will accept you as a member of society. And if you are worried about yourself, do get some professional help, we support you in that." While I can see that it is much more difficult than "Let's burn them on a stick!", I think it is much better at preventing children getting raped, as the atmosphere of fear society currently creates only makes pedophiles reluctant to talk with professional health care personal until it is too late. And thus, the harsh approach is likely to cause more child abuse rather than less.
Mind you, child molestation itself is intolerable in any civilized society in my opinion.
Fourth, I have always been wondering about how children are used in advertisements for products not being sold to children. For instance, children being used in advertisements for cars. I see this as already a step towards exploitation of children, it seems very similar to the idea of "sex sells".
Deathworks
EDIT: Fixed a little bit of grammar, and clarified the large statement.
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