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What you are, is a typical liberal, picking from other countries, what you want, to bolster your points. You cannot compare Canada, or any other country, to that of the United States. This countries set of laws, morals/ethics, differ from other countries, based upon a magnitude of issues; culture, up bringings, etc. You can't compare the two.
Its liberals who like to say: Look at France! How great the socialism is there. People work 35 hour work weeks, have long vacations, free healthcare, etc. We should be more like them!!! Oh wait, France is 2/3 run by nuclear power. Well, now, we can't have that in the US. Those damn nuclear power plants. My kids will grow up with a third arm or something. But, everything else I like!!!
If you want to change the country from within, fine. Don't cherry pick what you want from another country and compare it here; there isnt' a comparison.
By the way, prostitution should be illegal for a myraid of reasons. NONE of them you will agree with; nor will anyone else who wants it legalized. You'll always find an excuse as to why it should be legal; just like dopers. YOU want it legal, so YOU can USE it, without fear of problems/retribution. What it does to ANYONE ELSE, you don't care about. Like I said, you are typical liberal...
Yes that really crazy to think that France can do that but we can't and should not want that for ourselves!.....LOL
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What you are, is a typical liberal, picking from other countries, what you want, to bolster your points. You cannot compare Canada, or any other country, to that of the United States. This countries set of laws, morals/ethics, differ from other countries, based upon a magnitude of issues; culture, up bringings, etc. You can't compare the two.
Its liberals who like to say: Look at France! How great the socialism is there. People work 35 hour work weeks, have long vacations, free healthcare, etc. We should be more like them!!! Oh wait, France is 2/3 run by nuclear power. Well, now, we can't have that in the US. Those damn nuclear power plants. My kids will grow up with a third arm or something. But, everything else I like!!!
If you want to change the country from within, fine. Don't cherry pick what you want from another country and compare it here; there isnt' a comparison.
By the way, prostitution should be illegal for a myraid of reasons. NONE of them you will agree with; nor will anyone else who wants it legalized. You'll always find an excuse as to why it should be legal; just like dopers. YOU want it legal, so YOU can USE it, without fear of problems/retribution. What it does to ANYONE ELSE, you don't care about. Like I said, you are typical liberal...
What you display is the typical hypocrisy of the right.
It's the right that consistently throws out examples of National Health Care in other countries as reasons we should not have it here. Don't whine about cherry picking until your own side steps away from the cherry tree
Yes, actually I do. Liberalism is like Islam, you go into other people's countries and infect it with your ideology (by the way Islam is also a political system, called Sharia) and turn it inside and out. We have the system we do today, because this country is too big to accommodate one set of interests, which you are keen on doing. I'm happy with the status quo, it's the best we can achieve towards balance, I'm very big on states' rights. By the way, you and your leftist friends only make up less than 10% of the population, so do us a favor and stop trying to tell the rest of the Americans that lives outside of California and New York to accept your states' hedonistic lifestyles. Thank you very much.
Christianity is certainly no better. It traveled from country to country spreading B.S. morality, fear, bigotry, hate and ignorance. If one thing has become clear based on religious extremism today in many ways religion is now a hindrance to the development of a peaceful human society.
IMHO Prohibition of legal prostitution is about as sensible as the prohibition of alcohol, tobacco or pot. The main function of prohibition was and is to provide price supports for criminal activities by making reasonable human actions criminal. The primary reason for legalizing prostitution is improved public health because the prostitutes will be able to take care of themselves without having to hide their profession. The secondary reason is to remove a source of revenue from the mob and reduce corruption in the police. Another reason is to remove pimps from the system (although according to 'Freakanomics" prostitutes that use pimps make more money and are protected from violent clients) unless the prostitute decides to employ an agent.
I have wondered for years why prostitution (defined as selling sex acts) is any different from selling any other personal service. I think the main reason for objection to legal prostitution is it allows for women to become independent of male support. Historically prostitutes and brothel owning madams have been financially successful business people. I believe many male dominated economies and religions object to this road to independent female success. In the end legalization of prostitution is just another male/female control issue.
[color=black][font=Verdana]I have wondered for years why prostitution (defined as selling sex acts) is any different from selling any other personal service. I think the main reason for objection to legal prostitution is it allows for women to become independent of male support. Historically prostitutes and brothel owning madams have been financially successful business people. I believe many male dominated economies and religions object to this road to independent female success. In the end legalization of prostitution is just another male/female control issue.
You assumed wrong. When I said "our courts", I was referring to all of our courts, although I certainly wouldn't mind if the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all prostitution laws. I see it as a matter of free speech, which is protected by the U.S. Constitution.
This isn't an argument about states rights or federalism, however. I'm more interested in whether or not people on this forum believe prostitution between consenting adults should be legal.
Actually it also covers privacy. What you do with another consenting adult in tems of your sexual relationships should not be legislated by the government. Now because sex for money is considered commerce there would have to be certain regulations in regard to health. But that would make it better for all parties concerned.
Don't forget radical feminists oppose prostitution as much as the religious right does
Is there a scientific study somewhere that can be referenced or is that just your opinion?
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