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This is why "illegal" is a really hard word to use.
Even Canadian law is pretty restrictive, as is the UK law; I don't believe you can consent to harm in Canada, and BDSM is largely a "nobody complains, keep on doing it" thing. I fear we could go the way of the US.
Another point would be conversations like the ones that were had about pedophiles who haven't offended and consider themselves unlikely to offend. It's still really questionable whether or not even admitting to having the thoughts could put you in prison in some jurisdictions, yet these are interesting points of view that are rarely considered.
LGBT communities are illegal in so many places (like Russia) still.
Polygamy is illegal in most countries (including the US / Canada / UK), yet we advocate for it on the polyamory boards and some people are outright breaking the law.
What will happen to /r/trees, given that marijuana is only legal in some states?
What if I want to say that the government isn't doing enough on climate change, and the system is corrupt, and should be replaced? What about the Arab Spring?
What about whistleblowers who committed crimes? Can we share the information they gave Wikileaks?
The list would go on. But it's important to have a clear line on this. When it comes to "illegality", what laws are we talking about, and can we advocate to change those laws still?
There's nothing here!