7axxn is a community of "over 90,000" registered users, filled with gigabyte after gigabyte of child pornography, which is easily the most depressing set of statistics ever recorded. Most users are just there for the porn, but hundreds of them also contribute to a lively set of discussion forums. There are even polls, breaking down the popularity of things such as "Hurtcore," which is the charming shorthand term for pornography featuring the violent physical abuse of children (Note: About 40 percent of respondents said they "love it!," and another 19 percent merely thought it was "okay, not my favorite.")

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Other highlights of the discussion included a debate over the merits of drugging children, in which one member insisted that drugs weren't necessary because " ... children are quite heavy sleepers without taking any medication at all!"

Those awful "practical" threads actually revealed a major divide within the "community," between people who were more-or-less at peace with the fact that they were sexually assaulting victims who were incapable of giving consent, to those who considered themselves child lovers, insisting they were merely in a mutual sexual relationship with someone who happened to be a kindergartner. Here's a sample post from a thread asking whether or not respondents preferred "real sex or real rape." Quote:

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"Enjoy what you want; that's your business, NOT MINE. But don't you DARE, EVER paint me with the same brush as you do yourself. And don't ever call yourself a child lover, either. You've got some nerve.

Do you also think that stealing something is the same as buying it, too? Well, if that's the case, I hope you open a shop in my village soon. Of course, I myself would never steal anything from you. The only people you'd have to worry about is people just like yourself. What a way to go through life: having no desire to ever look in a mirror and see someone you could possibly respect."